Category: 1. Iran

(Corrects the year when the smelter will start operations in third paragraph)

SEOUL, Dec 15 : Korea Zinc said on Monday that it plans to build a smelter to produce key metals and minerals in the United States in a project that would cost $7.4…

Dec 15 : Netflix’s decision to acquire assets from Warner Bros Discovery has not changed, its co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos said in a letter to employees on Monday.

The streaming giant won Warner Bros’ vote earlier this month, securing a…

Dec 15 : Foreign investors snapped up Asian bonds in November as they sought shelter from an equity market selloff driven by concerns over stretched tech valuations and uncertainty around the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate outlook.

They bought a…

LONDON, Dec 15 : After a stellar 2025, investors expect shares in European banks to keep heading higher in 2026, supported by strong earnings and, crucially, cost savings stemming from artificial intelligence.

As fears of a recession and interest…

Dec 15 : Sri Lanka’s economy grew 5.4 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday, signaling a sustained recovery from the decade’s worst financial crisis in 2022.

The island nation’s economy had grown 4.9…

JERUSALEM, Dec 15 : Appetite for Israeli technology innovation has remained undiminished this year, with a surge in acquisitions and IPOs led by Alphabet’s $32 billion purchase of Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz, PwC Israel said on Monday.

The…

JAKARTA, Dec 15 : Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast will increase its investment in Indonesia to up to $1 billion, its local unit chief executive told Reuters on Monday.

The statement came after VinFast Indonesia inaugurated its first…

TOKYO, Dec 15 : Big Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment hit a four-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched survey showed on Monday, reinforcing market expectations the central bank will raise interest rates this…

KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec 15 : Pakistan’s central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.5 per cent on Monday, breaking a four-meeting hold in a surprise move it said was aimed at supporting sustainable economic growth while keeping…

SEOUL, Dec 15 : South Korea’s central bank and the national pension fund have agreed to extend their foreign exchange swap line to the end of 2026, a move aimed at stabilising the dollar-won market as the won hovers near the weakest level in 16…