Israel Signs Strategic Bilateral Investment Agreement with India
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich traveled to New Delhi on Monday to sign a bilateral investment agreement (BIA) with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Japanese Government Official Arrested for Alleged Assault on Train
Tokyo police arrested a senior official of Japan’s Finance Ministry named Ono Heihachiro on Friday for allegedly “hitting and kicking” a fellow passenger while the two men were aboard a moving train, Japan’s Jiji Press reported.
Qatar Orders Arrest of Finance Minister for Alleged Embezzlement
Qatar ordered the arrest of its finance minister, Ali Shareef Al-Emadi, on Thursday and relieved him of his ministerial duties as part of an investigation into his alleged “damage to public funds” and “abuse of power.”
Erdogan’s Son-in-Law Resigns as Turkey’s Finance Minister
Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak resigned from his post on Sunday citing health reasons, one day after Ankara fired its central bank chief.
Italy Faces Showdown Over Populist Candidate for Finance Minister
Having confirmed the techno-populist prime minister Giuseppe Conte, Italian president Sergio Mattarella is now seeking to impede the nomination of Eurosceptic Paolo Savona as finance minister, who could become the linchpin of the populist plan for Italy’s economic reboot.
