DHAKA: The Dutch sweets giant behind the Mentos and Alpenliebe brands has pledged to investigate after its workers in Bangladesh said they were...
DHAKA: The Dutch sweets giant behind the Mentos and Alpenliebe brands has pledged to investigate after its workers in Bangladesh said they were...
Sao Paulo: When Alvimar da Silva realized Uber did not reach some of the more dangerous, far-flung areas of Brazil's biggest city Sao...
Cotonou: West Africa lags behind the northern hemisphere when it comes to software development but moves are afoot to tap into a growing...
Washington: Newly-installed World Bank President David Malpass spent his first day at the global lender Tuesday hammering home the message that the most...
COLOMBO: Every month, Fathima Rifka used to suffer the embarrassment of rinsing out the rags she used during her period at a public...
LONDON: As pressure mounts on social media companies over child grooming and sex abuse imagery, a U.S.-based not-for-profit set up by Hollywood actors...
LONDON: Nearly half of all major British companies have failed to reduce their gender pay gap over the last year, data released on...
CHENNAI, India: The first woman to head one of Bangladesh's biggest garment associations said on Tuesday she would boost female leadership as most...
Standard Chartered Plc agreed Tuesday to pay more than $1 billion to resolve a long-running investigation into its handling of transactions that violated...
Washington: Money transfers to poor and developing countries hit a fresh record in 2018 and should become their largest source of external financing...
WASHINGTON: US officials are "not satisfied yet" about all the issues standing in the way of a deal to end the U.S.-China trade...
India’s cash crunch is taking its toll on the health of companies and risks inflicting further financial damage, after the credit profile of...
TIRUPPUR: More than two years after the surprise withdrawal of most of India's currency from circulation, the painful consequences stalk its architect as...
BARCELONA: Ministers from more than 30 developing countries on Monday urged wealthy nations to top up a set of climate funds that channel...
WASHINGTON: After 13 years in the U.S. capital, Lauren Richards moved back to her hometown in 2015, saying she and her husband "didn't...
BANGKOK: Thailand will use a newly amended law to crack down on forced labour with hefty fines and prison time, a move analysts...
WASHINGTON: A U.S. law banning slave-made imports has netted only $6.3 million worth of goods from artificial sweetener to garlic in three years,...
Baku: In a crowded Baku street, Gyulya Akparova talks proudly about the major transformation of Azerbaijan and its thousand-year-old capital dotted with glittering...
