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MALAYSIA RAISED ALMOST US$2 BILLION VIA SRI SUKUK BETWEEN 2015-2021
Malaysia has raised close to US$2 billion (RM9.2 billion) via 21 sustainable and responsible investment (SRI)…
SATS ACQUIRES FRANCE’S WFS FOR US$1.15 BILLION
Singapore-based ground handling services firm SATS is acquiring Paris-based Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for US$1.15 billion (S$1.65…
HEDGE FUNDS IN TODAY’S BEAR MARKET SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPERFORM EQUITIES
Hedge funds have provided their best downside protection in the ongoing bear market, as a proportion…
GBP SINKS AS USD SOARS
Sharp fluctuations of major currencies inject new uncertainty into fraught global economic outlook. As the British…
GRAB AIMING FOR 2024 PROFITABILITY
Grab Holdings Ltd. expects revenue to slow sharply as the Southeast Asian internet giant targets profitability…
CHINA INTERVENES IN RMB & RAISES FX RISK RESERVE RATIO
China’s central bank on Monday (Sep 26) announced steps to slow the pace of the yuan’s…
BANK OF THAILAND WATCHING THB/INFLATION CLOSELY
Thailand’s central bank is closely monitoring the baht weakness but there has been no big concern…
ISLAMIC FINTECH WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND
The Islamic financial technology (fintech) industry in Malaysia has reached maturity and will continue to grow…
INFLOWS INTO SOUTHEAST ASIAN STARTUPS AS CHINA FLOUNDERS
Southeast Asian startups are enjoying a boom in fundraising exercises by venture and buyout funds that…
JAPAN INTERVENES IN JPY. WHAT NEXT?
Japan intervened in the currency market on Thursday (Sep 22) to buy yen for the first time since…