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SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE – Companies have scrambled to scuttle plans for initial public offering in China this year as the securities watchdog tightens
World shares stalled just below record highs on Monday as investors awaited inflation data from the United States and euro zone that could further ref
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE – Chinese banks purchased the most dollars from their clients via FX swaps in January, official data from the FX regulator showed
MANILA, Philippines —The Ty family-led banking giant Metropolitan Bank & Trust is returning to the debt market with plans to raise at least $500 m
MANILA, Philippines —Two more major banks reported record earnings in 2023 on the back of higher interest rates and growth in loans. Taipan Lucio
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sonny Angara hailed the enactment of the Tatak Pinoy or Proudly Filipino Act, calling it “a giant leap” towards th
Fintech giant Ant Group has outbid billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities for Credit Suisse’s investment bank venture in China, Bloomberg Ne
LONDON — British employers advertised the fewest jobs in nearly three years last month, with numbers down 15% from a year ago, figures from recruitm
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates —Trade ministers from nearly every country in the world gather in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organizati
SEOUL — South Korea’s financial regulator on Monday announced reform proposals to nudge listed companies with low valuations to report plans to bo
BEIJING —Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday, extending losses from the previous session after oil ended the week 2-3 percent lower a
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates —African cotton-producing countries called Sunday for the WTO to find a solution to cotton trade “distortion”
MANILA, Philippines — Consumers will get a small reprieve from the hefty fuel price increases last week after local oil firms announced that they
SYDNEY – Asian shares were taking a breather near seven-month highs on Monday as investors awaited inflation data from the United States, Japan an
MANILA, Philippines —Importation of certain agricultural products from Thailand, Russia, South Korea and Libya are now allowed despite a temporary
MANILA, Philippines —The Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering (BAFE) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) are turning to technolog
WASHINGTON, United States —In a shift from tit-for-tat tariffs and strong-arm tactics to tech restrictions and investment curbs, US policy towards
PARIS — A group of French farmers stormed into a major Paris farm fair on Saturday ahead of a planned visit by President Emmanuel Macron amid anger
Washington, United States — In a shift from tit-for-tat tariffs and strong-arm tactics to tech restrictions and investment curbs, US policy toward
Washington, United States — From a trade imbalance to technological competition, a host of economic flashpoints are boosting tensions between Washin
