Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world The Trump administration is preparing to roll out a spate of grants in Europe and beyond to support Maga-aligned initiatives as it pursues a dramatic overhaul of US foreign aid priorities. One of…
The National Park Service is using at least $67 million worth of park entrance fees to help fund President Trump’s beautification projects in Washington, according to a New York Times analysis of federal records. Nearly $60 million in fees paid by visitors to national parks across the country is funding repairs to nine of the…
The Trump administration is blocking more than 150 onshore wind farms across the United States by delaying military reviews that were once considered routine, according to a leading industry trade group. The delays, which companies said worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest escalation in President Trump’s efforts to stop wind power, a technology…
Six independent film projects from across Southeast Asia will share $160,000 in production and post-production support from the Purin Film Fund, the Bangkok-based nonprofit announced for its Spring 2026 session. Four projects received production grants. On the fiction side, “Dear Son An,” directed by Kim Quy Bui and produced by Le Diem Ha and Mai…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 15 December 2025 01:31 (UTC +04:00) Interested suppliers are required to submit a complete set of documents, including a signed company profile, a commercial proposal detailing technical specifications and pricing, a copy of the company’s registration certificate, certificates confirming the absence of tax and social fund arrears, and evidence…
Shorouk Express ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 3. Kazakhstan’s economy is expected to expand 6.-6.5% in 2025, the National Bank of Kazakhstan said, Trend reports. As such, the NBK revised its earlier projection higher due to faster-than-expected oil production and a recent pickup in investment and consumer demand, partly ahead of the planned 2026 VAT reform. For…
Shorouk Express Economy Materials 14 October 2025 08:32 (UTC +04:00) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched a new green financing initiative in North Macedonia, providing 1.5 million euros to support small and medium-sized enterprises in adopting renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. This move aims to drive the country’s…
Shorouk Express ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 11. Two new World Bank–backed projects may soon be launched in the Aral Sea basin, Trend reports citing the Kazakh government. The government said that 42 environmental initiatives are already underway in the region. The initiatives were discussed at the second meeting of the Board of the International Fund for…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9. Kazakhstan’s economic expansion is expected to moderate in the coming year, according to the latest Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlook, Trend reports. Mining growth, which benefits from the recent Tengiz oilfield expansion, is projected to peak at 7.7% in 2025 before slowing to 3.9% in 2026 as the country…
Shorouk Express ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 3. Kazakhstan is transforming its oil and gas industry into a high-tech cluster with a focus on deeper processing and value-added production, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov said at the KAZENERGY forum in Astana, Trend reports. “The oil and gas sector in Kazakhstan today is a high-tech cluster with a focus…
