Indonesia is considering a plan
to tax the trading of cryptocurrencies after a surge in
popularity among local investors, a tax official said on
Tuesday...

https://www.reuters.com/article/indonesia-tax-crypto-currency/indonesia-considers-plan-to-tax-trade-in-cryptocurrencies-idUSL4N2MY0V7

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[This Day] For the tenth time, Nigeria's entrepreneurial giant and richest black man on earth, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has retained his position as the richest man in Africa with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2021 edition of the Forbes' Top 10 Africa's Billionaires List...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110058.html

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[DW] Yoweri Museveni's less-than-stellar democratic and human rights record has caused increasing anger abroad. But allies in the West seem loath to upset a regime which has contributed toward stabilization in the region...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110059.html

#AllAfricaNews

Bank has cut back lending to companies and tried to win back depositors after being rescued in March 2020...

https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/top-yes-bank-investor-bay-tree-cuts-stake-in-troubled-lender-by-a-third-121051100318_1.html

#business-standard

DRAM is heading toward 3D, which will require new manufacturing equipment and materials.
The post DRAM Destined to be 3D appeared first on EETimes.
TORONTO It may take a few years, but DRAM is likely to follow the footsteps of NAND and go 3D, which means it will need new manufacturing equipment and ...

https://www.eetimes.com/dram-destined-to-be-3d/

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The Ministry of Finances April 2021 economic review expects the economic impact of the second wave to be lower than the first wave, as economic activity has learnt to operate with COVID-19...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/will-indias-second-wave-shatter-hopes-of-a-v-shaped-economic-recovery/2249674/

#financialexpress

ATLANTA (AP) - After announcing last week that he plans to require people receiving unemployment benefits to resume searching for work, Georgia's labor commissioner now says he's considering cutting federal benefits to workers in an effort to push them back into the workforce...

https://apnews.com/article/ga-state-wire-georgia-health-coronavirus-pandemic-government-and-politics-107d04d73631ddd17cd72ccffc9f431d

#APNews

Indian shares were on course
to snap a four-session rally on Tuesday as metal stocks
retreated from record highs and financials dipped, with
sentiment taking a hit following declines in Asia on U.S.
inflation worries...

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-stocks/indian-shares-set-to-snap-four-day-rally-as-metals-lose-lustre-idUSL4N2MY1ET

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A National Technology Day held under the aegis of the Ministry of Science Technology holds a special significance during these ongoing COVID pandemic times...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/national-technology-day-2021-science-and-technology-for-a-sustainable-future/2249682/

#TheFinancialExpress

No breakthroughs left to make in electronics, says CEO as company eyes off IPO-by-SPAC Vietnam's largest industry conglomerate, Vingroup, has announced it will no longer develop televisions and smartphones under its VinSmart brand and instead redirect resources toward its electric vehicle unit, ...

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/05/11/vingroup_quits_electronics_chases_evs/

#TheRegister

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 The ringgit is expected to remain exposed to periods of heightened volatility as uncertainties remain on the momentum of the global and domestic economic recovery, said Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd...

Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/11/bnm-governor-ringgit-to-remain-exposed-to-periods-of-heightened-volatility/1973316

#TheMalayMailMoney

The post Renewable electricity expanded at its fastest pace in two decades in 2020, says IEA appeared first on NS Energy.
Renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades in 2020 and are set to expand in the coming years at a much faster pace than ...

https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/features/renewable-electricity-2020/

#CompeloEnergy

In an exclusive interview, Dr Amita Gupta, professor of Infectious Diseases at the John Hopkins School of Medicine and the co-director of the recently launched John Hopkins India Institute talks of the role that targeted lockdowns can play and what India could look at to be better prepared for the ...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/john-hopkins-expert-on-handling-covid-19-indias-future-preparedness-options/2249686/

#TheFinancialExpress

MANILA, May 11 The Philippine economy shrank by more than expected in the first quarter of 2021, supporting views that the central bank will keep interest rates at a record-low at a policy meeting tomorrow. Gross domestic product fell 4.2 per...

Gross domestic product fell 4.2 per cent in the ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/11/philippines-q1-gdp-contracts-more-than-expected-on-prolonged-lockdowns/1973300

#TheMalayMailMoney

Malaysia's economy contracted less sharply in the first quarter as domestic spending improved along with external demand in spite of a recent spike in coronavirus cases...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/malaysia-s-gdp-slump-eases-in-first-quarter-on-export-recovery-14786096

#channelnewsasia

With people hardly taking their vehicles on road, it does not make sense in buying a comprehensive motor insurance policy...

https://www.financialexpress.com/money/insurance/your-vehicle-in-covid-19-lockdown-how-to-save-on-insurance-premium/2249664/

#TheFinancialExpress

The USD/JPY pair was little changed in the Asian session as the market reflected on the latest household spending data from Japan. It is trading at 108.92, which is 0.50% higher than last weeks low of 108.33. Japan household spending rises The Japanese economy is recovering from the coronavirus ...

https://invezz.com/news/2021/05/11/usd-jpy-in-a-tight-range-as-japan-household-spending-gains-momentum/

#InvezzNews

[Premium Times] Abdulsalami Abubakar says some online media had falsely linked him to an helicopter said to have been sighted supplying arms and food items to bandits in Niger State...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110036.html

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[Premium Times] The minister congratulated Muslims and called on all Nigerians to use the period of this year's Eid-el-Fitr celebration to pray for peace...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110037.html

#AllAfricaNews

After the global success of Small Axe, the BBC and acclaimed British filmmaker Steve McQueen are teaming again for documentary series Uprising. The three-part series will explore three seminal events of 1981 that changed race relations in the U.K. and defined them for a ...

https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/steve-mcqueen-bbc-race-relations-uprising-1234970422/

#variety

[This Day] President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian Traders and the Ghanaian authorities...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110041.html

#AllAfricaNews

Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh maintained a Hold rating on e.l.
The post e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Receives a Hold from Oppenheimer appeared first on Smarter Analyst.
Oppenheimer analyst Rupesh Parikh maintained a Hold rating on e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) today. The companys shares closed last Monday at $29....

https://www.smarteranalyst.com/new-blurbs/e-l-f-beauty-elf-receives-a-hold-from-oppenheimer/

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[The Conversation Africa] Along with its many benefits, the internet has brought the world a new risk - cybercrime. Cybercrimes are offences that intentionally harm victims in various ways using telecommunications networks. One report estimates the global annual cost of cybercrime would reach US$6 ...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110044.html

#AllAfricaNews

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 The countrys economy recorded a contraction of 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, a sign of recovery from a decrease of 3.4 per cent in the preceding quarter with improvement seen in all economic sectors. In the...

Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd ...

https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/05/11/malaysias-economy-contracts-0.5pc-in-q1-2021-growth-target-remains-says-ban/1973308

#TheMalayMailMoney

Despite warnings from public health experts, over the past year, both central and state governments have failed to expand Indias healthcare capacities.Sharad Kendre graduated from a nursing college in Maharashtras Latur district eight years ago. But he is still waiting for an opportunity to use his ...

https://qz.com/india/2007000/why-india-is-facing-a-shortage-of-nurses-to-fight-covid-19/

#Quartz

More staff needed to deal with ---predicted surge in applications---, An Bord Plean--la says...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/construction/planning-board-significantly-underestimated-strategic-housing-work-1.4560913

#irishtimes

There has to be a continuous active line of treatment with monitoring of the health status by a medical practitioner for each day through the duration of the home care treatment...

https://www.financialexpress.com/money/insurance/is-the-cost-of-oximeter-oxygen-cylinder-covered-in-home-care-treatment-of-corona-kavach-policyholders-find-out/2249676/

#TheFinancialExpress

[New Frame] South Africa's economic policies have been moving to the right, embracing big business and ignoring workers and jobless people. Why does no organised voice speak out against this...

https://allafrica.com/stories/202105110046.html

#AllAfricaNews

What is National Technology Day, Its History and Significance: This year, it will be the 30th National Technology Day, celebrating the huge advancements India has made in the Science and Technology sector...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/national-technology-day-2021-know-more-about-the-day-that-commemorate-indias-scientific-feats/2249675/

#TheFinancialExpress

Gold Rate Today, Gold Price in India on 11 May 2021: Gold prices in India were trading flat with a negative bias on Tuesday, following international rates as a retreat in US Treasury yields countered a slight rebound in the dollar...

https://www.financialexpress.com/market/commodities/gold-price-today-11-may-2021-gold-trades-flat-follows-international-trends-check-intraday-strategies/2249668/

#TheFinancialExpress

BEIJING :China's factory gate prices rose at the fastest rate in three and a half years in April, official data showed on Tuesday, as the world's second-largest economy continued to gather momentum following record-setting growth in the first quarter...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/china-s-factory-gate-prices-surge-at-fastest-in-over-3-years-14785074

#channelnewsasia

Malaysia's economy contracted in the first quarter, but far less than the last quarter of 2020, as domestic spending improved along with external demand in spite of a spike in coronavirus cases, the central bank said on Tuesday...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/malaysia-s-economy-shrinks-in-first-quarter--less-than-expected-14786096

#channelnewsasia

Malaysia's current account
surplus fell to 12.3 billion ringgit ($2.99
billion) in the first quarter from 18.6 billion ringgit in the
previous three months, the Department of Statistics said on
Tuesday...

https://www.reuters.com/article/malaysia-economy-currentaccount/update-1-malaysia-q1-current-account-surplus-falls-to-12-3-bln-rgt-idUSL1N2MY07S

#Reuters

* BOJ warns of risks to recovery prospects at April meeting
(Adds comments, updates prices...

https://www.reuters.com/article/global-precious/precious-gold-holds-steady-as-focus-shifts-to-u-s-inflation-data-idUSL4N2MY0WC

#Reuters

EUIPO rules use of name could cause confusion with Portuguese sweet fortified wine...

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/porterhouse-group-loses-trademark-row-over-port-house-name-for-tapas-chain-1.4560737

#irishtimes

Sabrent's latest SSD is only the size of a GPU but has 64TB of storage capacity on its drives...

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/260087/20210511/sabrent-ssd-64tb-largest-capacity-solid-state-drive-big-graphics-card.htm

#TechTimes