Top StoriesKuwait reveals stimulus package to deal with coronavirus pandemicGBO CorrespondentApril 1, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 1, 202002169 Central Bank of Kuwait asked lenders to postpone loan repayments for three months
Top StoriesNigeria urges offshore oil companies to temporarily reduce workforceGBO CorrespondentMarch 31, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 31, 202001809 Those companies are expected to initiate 28-day staff rotations to curb the Covid-19 spread
Top StoriesNigerian banks limit global spending amid forex scarcity concernsGBO CorrespondentMarch 31, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 31, 202001689 Due to the slump in oil prices, Nigeria fears it might run of its dollar reserves
Top StoriesMubasher granted short-term margin trading licence in the UAEGBO CorrespondentMarch 30, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 30, 202002061 Abu Dhabi Exchange has granted the licence making Mubasher the first financial services firm in the UAE
UnassignedLatam Airlines to suspend more flights until April amid coronavirus pandemicGBO CorrespondentMarch 30, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 30, 202001552 The airline previously announced that it would cut its international operations by 90% and domestic operations by 40%
Top StoriesBrazil’s Petrobras to cut production by 3% in response to coronavirusGBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 202001788 The company will also delay dividend payment and slashed 2020 investments by nearly a third to $8.5 bn
Top StoriesIslamic Development Bank launches $2 bn coronavirus response packageGBO CorrespondentMarch 26, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 26, 202001867 The package will help member states to cope with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
Top StoriesEgypt grounds all flights till mid-April amid coronavirus pandemicGBO CorrespondentMarch 26, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 26, 202001760 Egyptian airports will also remain closed during the period
Top StoriesDubai real estate market ‘will tremendously improve after Covid-19’GBO CorrespondentMarch 25, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 25, 202003351 Despite Dubai’s real estate market’s positive outlook ahead of the Expo 2020, the onset of Covid-19 has slowed down its growth
Top StoriesSingapore VC Expara to support startups fighting Covid-19GBO CorrespondentMarch 25, 2020 GBO CorrespondentMarch 25, 202002076 The VC firm is now accepting applications for its Expara VirTech Global Accelerator