On Tuesday, for a second day in a row, shares and bonds in China Evergrande, Beijing’s most indebted developer, plunged downwards following the suspension of sales of its two real estate projects by local authorities, which highlighted worries over its… Read More ›
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Governor of Lebanon’s cenral bank under suspected money laundering investigation
In a report, Agence France-Presse said, French prosecutors have started a preliminary investigation into suspected money laundering operations by the governor of Lebanon’s central bank. Riad Salameh has come under investigation for conspiracy and organised money-laundering, said the report citing… Read More ›
Exit of high carbon industries likely to heighten systemic risks in financial markets: PBOC official
On Monday, in a statement state-owned Shanghai Securities News said citing a central bank official, with high-carbon industries pulling out of China is likely to lead to a possible re-evaluation of invested financial resources; it is also likely to strengthen… Read More ›
BoE does not foresee Brexit related market disruptions threatening UK’s financial stability
On Friday, Britain’s central bank, the Bank of England, took steps to keep inter-bank lending rates steady through 2021 as Britain negotiates its trade relationship with the European Union. In a statement, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said, Britain… Read More ›
Rishi Sunak to unveil record spending for fighting pandemic induced economic blues
In a development that highlights the challenges facing Britain, the country’s finance minister Rishi Sunak has borrowed a record $285 billion (215 billion pounds) in the first seven months of this financial year as he prepares his war chest to… Read More ›
Indonesia fall into coronavirus-induced recession
According to official economic data, Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, has fallen into a recession during the third quarter, for the first time in more than two decades following the coronavirus ravaging its business activity. According to statistical data, Indonesia’s… Read More ›
China’s financial network and tech supply chain vulnerable to U.S. pressure: PBOC Vice Governor
On Monday, in a report, a magazine by the China’s central bank, Fan Yifei, a vice governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said, China’s financial network as well as its technology supply chain faces a huge risk from… Read More ›
Investors crowd South Korea’s Big Hit Entertainment, IPO oversubscribed by 1000+ times
On Monday, Big Hit Entertainment, the management label of South Korean hugely popular K-Pop group BTS, priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its range, with buyers hoping to gain from South Korea’s biggest IPO in the… Read More ›
Select business operations can resume from May 4: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin
On Friday, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced that business operations can resume from May 4. The development partially eases lockdown restrictions that were imposed to contain the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. During a televised address, Muhyiddin said Malaysia… Read More ›
BoeE coordinating with MoF to get max economic impact: BoE Governor
On Wednesday, Bank of England’s Governor Mark Carney disclosed, the central bank was coordinating with Britain’s finance minister to ensure that the surprise cut in interest rates as well as other measures that were announced today had their maximum intended… Read More ›