Uzbekistan permits two banks to issue crypto cards
Two private banks, Kapital Bank and Ravnaq Bank, got approval from the National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP) to participate in the digital sandbox of crypto regulation. They’ll issue plastic crypto cards, powered by Mastercard. On August 14, the NAPP reported the approval for Ravnaq Bank…#kapitalbank #ravnaqbank #napp #mastercard #uzbeki #uznex #ravnaq #binance #kazakhstan #uzbekistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BRICS & SCO Merging To Challenge US Dollar ’s Supremacy?
The BRICS alliance is looking to throttle the U.S. dollar’s global reserve status by trading in local currencies for cross-border payments. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is also moving in the same direction with an intent to end dependence on the U.S. dollar. Therefore, both the…#brics #sco #iran #kazakhstan #kyrgyzstan #pakistan #tajikistan #uzbekistan #scomerge #imagindiainstitute (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Central Bank Gold Demand In First Half Of 2023 Was The Highest On Record
Via SchiffGold.com, Despite significant selling by Turkey that slowed net central bank gold buying in the second quarter, central banks added a record amount of gold to their reserves through the first half of 2023. Net…#turkey #worldgoldcouncil #turkish #kazakhstan #uzbekistan #cambodia #peoplesbankofchina #jimrickards #misesdaily #poland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

India pharma exports surging despite cough syrup deaths - trade body
India's pharmaceutical exports are predicted to reach $27bn this fiscal year, boosted by strong US demand, despite concern over Indian-made cough syrups previously linked to scores of children's deaths. The robust forecast follows worries from the Indian government over dwindling global confidence in the quality of the country's pharma exports following the incidents in Gambia and Uzbekistan. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The Crypto Industry Expected Its Own Silicon Valley, Says Bitget ’s Managing Director
Cryptocurrency exchange failures and high-profile lawsuits in the United States have given the industry a lot to think about. In an interview with BeInCrypto, Gracy Chen, Managing Director of crypto derivatives exchange Bitget, shared her thoughts about exchange’s flight from the US market, its…#beincrypto #gracychen #bitget #garygensler #ripple #bitgetmayreturn #syria #iran #uzbekistan #northkorea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

India demands higher manufacturing standards from small drugmakers
India is demanding higher standards from small and medium-sized drugmakers, the health minister said on Tuesday, in a bid to improve product quality after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to deaths of children overseas. India's image as the "pharmacy of the world", offering cheaper alternatives to Western products, took a hit following the deaths of at least 89 children in Gambia and Uzbekistan last year after consuming cough syrups made in India. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Western crackdown on sanction circumvention working: EU envoy
Western outreach to get third countries to clamp down on sanction circumvention is working with many of them now making "it more difficult" for Russia to import such goods, according to the EU Sanctions Envoy. Speaking at a meeting of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly in Brussels, David…#eusanctionsenvoy #davidosullivan #russian #moscow #osullivan #unitedarabemirates #kyrgyzstan #turkey #kazakhstan #uzbekistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Indian Firm Used Toxic Industrial-Grade Ingredient in Syrup Indian Firm Used Toxic Industrial-Grade Ingredient in Syrup
The Indian manufacturer of cough syrups that Uzbekistan said last year had poisoned 19 children used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient rather than the legitimate pharmaceutical version.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Indian firm Marion Biotech used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup: Sources
Indian manufacturer Marion Biotech used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient, propylene glycol (PG) which is a toxic material widely used in products such as detergents and antifreeze, instead of the pharmaceutical version in cough syrups that were said to have poisoned 19 children in Uzbekistan. The company purchased the ingredient from trader Maya Chemtech India, which did not have a license to sell pharmaceutical-grade materials. Marion also failed to test the ingredient before using it in the syrups. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - June 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

ACWA Power secures $100m credit facility from Chinese bank to scale up operations
RIYADH: In an effort to boost its operations, Saudi energy firm ACWA Power secured $100 million in a revolving credit facility from China Construction Bank. Engaged in collaboration with the Chinese bank since 2016, ACWA Power signed the three-year revolver agreement to scale up its power…#saudi #acwapower #middleeast #uzbekistan #kazakhstan #acwapowerand #acwapowers #yuanshengrui #uae #hassyan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Carlo Ancelotti held talks over Everton bonus fund with Alisher Usmanov
Carlo Ancelotti, the decorated manager who is suing his former club Everton, held discussions with a controversial Russian oligarch about a series of incentive payments that were dependent on Everton’s performance in the Premier League. The Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov proposed the…#carloancelotti #russian #everton #russianuzbek #alisherusmanov #ancelotti #usmanov #farhadmoshiri #leagueofchampions #guardian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

ACWA Power signs deal with Chinese firm for Uzbekistan solar project
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power has teamed up with Energy China Group Corp. to develop a solar power project in Uzbekistan. The two companies signed an engineering, procurement, and construction contract during a meeting in Riyadh, according to a press release. Raad Al-Saady, vice chairman and…#saudiarabias #acwapower #energychinagroupcorp #uzbekistan #riyadh #raadalsaady #lyuzexiang #nationalelectricgrid #centralasian #trade (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

India considers testing cough syrups before export: Report
India's health ministry is considering a proposal from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to test cough syrups for export in government laboratories after Indian-made versions were linked to dozens of deaths last year. Syrups made by companies based near New Delhi were linked to the deaths of at least 70 children in Gambia and 19 in Uzbekistan. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - May 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Aakash Healthcare lines up Rs 100 crore to set up specialised orthopaedics facilities
Aakash Healthcare plans to come up with specialised orthopaedic hospitals in Tier II cities across the country over the next three years entailing an investment of around Rs 100 crore, according to Managing Director Aashish Chaudhry. The healthcare provider, which currently runs a 230-bed hospital in Dwarka and has also forayed into Uzbekistan last year after acquiring a hospital in Tashkent, has commenced operations of a orthopaedic facility in Agra. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - May 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Uzbekistan calls snap presidential election for July 9
Uzbekistan’s leader has called a presidential election for this summer.#uzbekistan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news