Dubai / Emirates Business Links Group, one of the UAE’s leading providers of commercial facilitation and advisory services, on March 21 was awarded the ‘Best Small Business’ accolade at the inaugural FinanceME Business Vision Awards for its continuous development as a top performing SME. Links Group received the accolade from Robin Amlot, CEO of CPI Financial and Georgina Enzer, Managing ...

TOKYO / Bloomberg The best way to boost the economy is to quickly implement the existing budget for the next fiscal year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday, rejecting speculation he would announce a supplementary spending package. Speaking after the parliament passed a record 96.7 trillion yen ($850 billion) in outlays for the 12 months starting April 1, Abe ...

Manila / AFP Two Chinese men were responsible for moving $81 million stolen by hackers from Bangladesh’s foreign reserves into Philippine casinos, an inquiry in Manila heard on Tuesday. Following the heist, the millions stolen from the Bangladesh central bank’s American accounts on February 5 were immediately sent via electronic transfer to a Philippine bank. The dollar accounts where the ...