Export Bahrain seals partnership deal with AstroLabs

Export Bahrain has signed a MoU with AstroLabs, a leading platform supporting business expansion across the Gulf region, to establish a strategic partnership aimed at empowering Bahrain-based enterprises of all sizes and sectors to expand into the...

Export Bahrain signs agreement with AstroLabs

Export Bahrain has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AstroLabs to help Bahraini businesses expand into Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The partnership will provide Bahrain-based companies with market entry support, business development...

CORPORATE WINDOW: What’s holding Pakistan’s SMEs back?

Pakistan’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of our economy. With over 5.2 million businesses spread across manufacturing, services, and trade, SMEs contribute nearly 40 per cent to the GDP and employ more than 80pc of the...

Economic Reform Roundtable – A stronger, fairer and more productive economy

Prime Minister This week in Canberra we are bringing together leaders from the business community, the union movement and civil society to work on making the Australian economy stronger, fairer, more productive and more resilient into the future....

Business workshop offers ‘Competitive Edge’

Yukon 66 Main Street to host EDGE panel discussion Thursday By Conrad Dudderar Associate Editor Attendees will meet with more than a dozen community and business leaders during Yukon 66 Main Street’s 2025 EDGE (Entrepreneurial Development & Growth...

Corporate farming — a troubling new era on the rise

The recently released report of Pakistan’s 7th Agricultural Census 2024 reveals a noticeable trend of shrinking farm sizes. The average size has fallen from 6.4 acres in 2010 to 5.1 acres in 2024. Over the same period, the number of farms...

Stocks to watch: SIA, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust, iFast

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 18): Singapore Airlines (SIA): Passenger traffic for its two carriers rose 6.2 per cent to 13.5 billion in July 2025, from 12.7...

Business as usual for Thunder with smashing of Saints

By Justin Schwarze Dandenong Thunder continued its impressive run of form by thrashing St Albans 5-1 at Churchill Reserve in round 25 of the NPL. Thunder struck first as the visiting side when a corner was flicked on by Saints captain Michael...

Business as usual for Thunder with smashing of Saints

Businessman Wins Court Case, Yet Union Still Holding His Security Deposit Hostage

“I Defendant Troy Liburd Wins Case — Still Owed $3,000 While Ordered to Pay Union’s Lawyer $2,000 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — The credibility of the St. Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union has taken a devastating hit after the organization dragged local...

Economists warn on tariffs, weak consumption

Although the government on Friday raised its GDP growth forecast for this year to 4.45 percent due to stronger-than-expected artificial intelligence (AI)-driven exports, economists said that US tariffs and weak domestic consumption could hurt...

Business confidence plunges sharply over taxes

Business directors’ confidence in the UK economy has plunged to a record low, with companies unconvinced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ growth-focused policies as the impact of last year’s tax hikes continues to bite. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has...

BUSINESS DAILY: Ending The Scourge Of Oil Theft

Ghana’s poor score in ‘B-READY’ signals challenges to creating a business-friendly environment – World Bank

World Bank on glass building. Mirrored sky and city modern facade. Global capital, business, finance, economy, banking and money concept 3D rendering animation. Ghana’s poor score in the World Bank’s B-READY categories signals challenges to...

3 Lessons I Learned from Businesswomen in Bali

By Mirela Sula Walking through the streets of Ubud, Bali, I found myself wandering into small local shops. Something struck me immediately: every single one of them was run by a woman. It was more than just a coincidence, it was a powerful...

Sri Lanka Sustainable Trade and Economic Summit 2025 a success

Spotlights local entrepreneurs and expands business access WEConnect International, in partnership with the US Department of State, hosted the Sri Lanka Sustainable Trade and Economic Summit 2025 on 7 August at Shangri-La, Colombo. This high-level...

The vital role of SMEs in driving economic growth

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of thriving economies across the world. There is need for the policymakers in Pakistan to recognise the vital role of the SMEs sector to drive economic growth – especially now that the...

FPCCI recognizes leaders, Governor Tessori calls for ‘Battle for Economy’

Faisal Zahid Malik receives Special award for multiple roles in media industry The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) celebrated business and social leaders with its 12th annual achievement awards, honoring...

New Zealand Services Index Improves To 48.9 - BusinessNZ

The services sector in New Zealand continued to contract in July, albeit at a slower rate, the latest survey from BusinessNZ revealed on Monday with a Performance of Services Index score of 48.9. That's up from 47.3 in June, although it remains...

Nigeria’s ‘stable’ economy not relieving struggling citizens, says ex-NBS boss

BY PETER USMAN Former statistician-general and CEO of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Yemi Kake, has cautioned that while Nigeria’s economy may now be described as “stable,” this does not automatically translate into relief for struggling...