France 24France unveils cost-cutting budget amid protests·Bank of JapanJapanese Government Bonds Held by the Bank of Japan·BBCLorry training firm 'riding out' record diesel price·Al JazeeraIran urges Iraq to lift flight ban amid US sanctions·SCMPPhilippines’ jeepney drivers ‘stuck between a rock and a hard place’ despite fare increase·SCMPCould Northern Metropolis draw educational leasing from Hong Kong’s Grade A office sector?·Bank of JapanAverage Contract Interest Rates on Loans and Discounts (Aug.)·NYTUS Sanctions A7, a Russia Firm That Helps Sidestep Economic Restrictions·France 24France unveils cost-cutting budget amid protests·Bank of JapanJapanese Government Bonds Held by the Bank of Japan·BBCLorry training firm 'riding out' record diesel price·Al JazeeraIran urges Iraq to lift flight ban amid US sanctions·SCMPPhilippines’ jeepney drivers ‘stuck between a rock and a hard place’ despite fare increase·SCMPCould Northern Metropolis draw educational leasing from Hong Kong’s Grade A office sector?·Bank of JapanAverage Contract Interest Rates on Loans and Discounts (Aug.)·NYTUS Sanctions A7, a Russia Firm That Helps Sidestep Economic Restrictions·