Category: 1. Iran

HANOI, Dec ‌29 : Tariffs and monetary policy in other countries will make it harder for Vietnam’s central bank to get its policy settings right and hit an economic growth target of more than 10 per cent next year, a senior State Bank of Vietnam…

HONG KONG, ‌Dec 29 : The Hong Kong government said on Monday that private housing land supply for the full financial year is expected to exceed its initial target by 20 per cent, encouraged by a positive outlook from property developers. 

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HONG KONG, Dec ‌29 : Private home prices in Hong Kong grew 0.9 per cent month-on-month in November, the sixth month of increase in a row, government data showed on Monday, as interest rate cuts and a vibrant stock market supported sentiment.

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Dec 29 : Data ‌analytics firm Verisk said on Monday it had pulled the plug on its planned $2.35 billion acquisition of roofing software maker AccuLynx, pinning the termination on a regulatory review delay.

Verisk said the decision follows a…

Dec ‌29 : SoftBank Group will acquire digital infrastructure investor DigitalBridge Group in a deal valued at $4 billion, the companies said on Monday, as the Japanese investment firm looks to deepen its AI-related portfolio.

The acquisition…

SEOUL, ‌Dec 30 : South Korea’s factory output was weaker than expected in November, data showed on Tuesday.

The ‌industrial output index ‌rose 0.6 per cent from a month earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, after falling 4.2 per cent…

Dec ‌30 : Global investment firm KKR and its affiliated Korean asset manager, Kreate Asset Management, said on Tuesday they have purchased Cheongna Logistics Center, in what they called South Korea’s largest single-asset logistics deal. 

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Driving the news:

An emergency UNSC meeting was convened in New York on Monday after Israel last week became the first and only party to recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign…

Pars Today — African, Arab, and Islamic countries and organizations have opposed Israel’s recognition of Somaliland.

According to Pars Today, Israel’s move to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent country has sparked…

Why it matters:

While selling arms to other countries, including Ukraine, and spending much on upgrading its nuclear arsenals, the U.S. has put pressure on Iran to accept “Zero Enrichment” of uranium; an issue that is…