MANILA, Jul 5, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The launch of ‘Digital Payments Transformation Roadmap 2020-2023’ by the Central bank of the Philippines (BSP) has been driving major fintech investments in the country. To give an estimate, the first half of 2021 witnessed a total funding of $342 million garnered by the country’s […]
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France’s Macron reshuffles cabinet
French President Emmanuel Macron, center, poses with ministers in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris on July 4, 2022. (LUDOVIC MARIN, POOL VIA AP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his government on Monday for the second time in six weeks, the Elysee (office of the president) announced. The new government has […]
Jokowi’s Russian mission is great, though it achieves little: Jakarta Post contributor
JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – A highly respected Indonesian veteran diplomat concluded that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had failed his peace mission in Moscow last week. The influential and popular diplomat had given the President a 10-point recommendation just before the latter left for Kyiv and Moscow. On the surface, the President’s shuttle […]
Indonesian peace mission on Russia-Ukraine conflict
JAKARTA, Jul 3, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – President Joko Widodo has accomplished his visits to Ukraine and Russia on Thursday evening (June 30) to invite both countries to build dialogue, stop the war, and build peace. President Joko Widodo has visited Kyiv, Ukraine, for a peace mission. (Laily Rachev – Biro Pers […]
Indonesia leader targets food crisis during Russia-Ukraine peace mission
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s President ended a trip to Ukraine and Russia saying he hoped for progress reintegrating global food and fertiliser supply lines disrupted by the conflict. He likewise offered to be a diplomatic bridge between the two nations. Mr Joko Widodo, who is the Group of 20 (G-20) president this year, was speaking […]
Russian, Indonesian presidents discuss Ukraine, food supplies
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo shake hands after a joint news conference after their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on June 30, 2022. (ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO, POOL / AP PHOTO) MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday discussed the current situation in […]
Ecuadoran president declares state of emergency in 4 provinces
Indigenous people and peasants burn tires and wicker baskets at a blockade in Cutuglagua neighborhood, southern Quito, on June 19, 2022 as they wait for the arrival of their comrades who are mobilizing from the Province of Cotopaxi. (CRISTINA VEGA RHOR / AFP) QUITO – Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso on Wednesday declared a 30-day state […]
Indonesian calls, messages at G7 Summit
JAKARTA, Jun 30, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has arrived at the venue of the 48th G7 Summit in Schloss Elmau, Germany on Monday afternoon (June 27) local time (UTC+1) to attend the meeting in the capacity of a partner country and as the G20 President. Indonesian President […]
Venezuelan officials meet US delegation, Maduro says
Handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency showing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking upon his arrival at the Simon Bolivar international airport in La Guaira, Venezuela on June 18, 2022. (ZURIMAR CAMPOS / VENEZUELAN PRESIDENCY / AFP) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that the country’s head of congress met a United States delegation […]
South Korea’s Yoon to meet US, Japan leaders in Spain during Nato summit
SEOUL/YOKOHAMA (REUTERS) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet leaders of the United States and Japan on Wednesday during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) summit in Madrid, an official at the presidential office said on Sunday (June 26). The trilateral meeting, which would be the first such gathering since September 2017, the official […]
EU leaders grant Ukraine, Moldova EU candidate status
President of the European Council Charles Michel (center) gestures next to France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (right) during a press conference as part of an European Council in Brussels on June 23, 2022. (JOHN THYS / AFP) BRUSSELS – European Union leaders have accepted Ukraine […]
Macron admits ‘deep divisions’ in France exposed by elections
A photo of a TV screen shows French President Emmanuel Macron speaking during televised address on June 22, 2022, in Paris. (LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP) PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday night he could not ignore the deep political divisions in the country as shown by the results of the legislative elections. In […]