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US$50 BILLION SPENT TO DEFEND ASIAN CURRENCIES VS STRONG USD
Asian governments spent about $50 billion in foreign-exchange reserves last month — the highest level since…
SUSTAINABLE BOND MARKET IN ASEAN
The latest report published by Climate Bonds Initiative reveals that the sustainable debt market in the 6 largest…
NEW RIVAL FOR AIRASIA
AirAsia will soon have to compete with a new Malaysia-based low cost carrier, MYAirline, which plans…
MOODY’S UPBEAT ON MALAYSIA’S ISLAMIC BANKING PROSPECTS
Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry is expected to grow faster than conventional banking with growth driven by…
OCBC BANK USES DIGITAL TOOLS AND ANALYTICS TO HELP SMEs OBTAIN BETTER BUSINESS OUTCOMES
Small and medium sized enterprises have accelerated their digital transformation through the Covid-19 pandemic. Tan Chor…
STRONG USD HURTING EMERGING ECONOMIES
The dazzling rise of the US dollar, which has hit one record after another, is raising…
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…