The ‘smart’ way to be in touch with Dubai Government

Dubai: Want to get in touch with Dubai Government? Or access its services? Do it the “smart” way. And these days, more of Dubai’s residents are doing just that through the DubaiNow app. The numbers tell the whole story. “In the last two weeks, DubaiNow has had 102,537 transactions worth Dh51.4 million, which is a […]

More than 90 countries plead for financial lifelines as coronavirus wreaks economic havoc across the globe

Global financial leaders are facing calls to speed emergency help to roughly one-half of the countries on the planet, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to wreck the health and finances of billions of people in the developing world. The United States, Europe and Japan are sinking into what many economists say will be the worst […]

COVID-19: World Bank sees ‘huge willingness’ to suspend debt payments for poorest countries

Washington: The World Bank is seeing “a huge willingness” on the part of official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments by the world’s poorest countries so they can focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, a top Bank official said on Monday. World Bank Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg said the Group of 20 major economies […]