Now it’s turn for bordering countries of Jordan and other things: Jordan is an Arab kingdom in the Levant region(UPSC-2022 PYQ) of the Middle East 1.Syria to the north 2.Iraq to the east 3.Saudi Arabia to the south 4.Palestinian territory of the West Bank 5.Israel to the west. MNEMONIC can be :SPIIS (Saudi - Palestine(remember west bank) - Iraq - Israel - Syria) Jordan is almost landlocked but has a short coastline at the Strait of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. Jordan's port city Aqaba, is located there, the country's only access to the world's oceans. Dead Sea: The Dead Sea is the Earth's lowest elevation on land. The main water source into the Dead Sea is "The Jordan River". It is a salty lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and West Bank(Palestine) to the west. It doesn't share border with Lebanon. #Prelims2024
Now it’s turn for bordering countries of Jordan and other things: Jordan is an Arab kingdom in the Levant region(UPSC-2022 PYQ) of the Middle East 1.Syria to the north 2.Iraq to the east 3.Saudi Arabia to the south 4.Palestinian territory of the West Bank 5.Israel to the west. MNEMONIC can be :SPIIS (Saudi - Palestine(remember west bank) - Iraq - Israel - Syria) Jordan is almost landlocked but has a short coastline at the Strait of Aqaba, an arm of the Red Sea. Jordan's port city Aqaba, is located there, the country's only access to the world's oceans. Dead Sea: The Dead Sea is the Earth's lowest elevation on land. The main water source into the Dead Sea is "The Jordan River". It is a salty lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and West Bank(Palestine) to the west. It doesn't share border with Lebanon. #Prelims2024
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
The SSE was the first modern stock exchange to open in China, with trading commencing in 1990. It has now grown to become the largest stock exchange in Asia and the third-largest in the world by market capitalization, which stood at RMB 50.6 trillion (US$7.8 trillion) as of September 2021. Stocks (both A-shares and B-shares), bonds, funds, and derivatives are traded on the exchange. The SEE has two trading boards, the Main Board and the Science and Technology Innovation Board, the latter more commonly known as the STAR Market. The Main Board mainly hosts large, well-established Chinese companies and lists both A-shares and B-shares.
