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Hong Kong intervenes to defend FX peg as local currency drops
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought the local dollar to prop it up on Thursday (Jun 26), in a move to defend the city’s currency peg...
Europe: Shares sag as investors weigh Iran-Israel ceasefire
A RALLY in European stocks hit a roadblock as investors weighed the fragility of the Israel-Iran ceasefire, with attention quickly shifting to the looming US tariff pause deadline.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index...
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Banks critical to help companies in more protectionist global economic order: Gan Kim Yong
[SINGAPORE] Banks play a critical role in helping companies as they adapt to a more protectionist global economic order, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, who is also...
Keppel partners AIIB for up to US$1.5 billion in Asia-Pacific green infrastructure deals
[SINGAPORE] Asset manager Keppel has partnered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to facilitate up to US$1.5 billion worth of sustainable infrastructure investments and financing opportunities in Asia-Pacific.The tie-up will...
Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, shaking US$1b industry
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over US$1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off...
Going around in circles: Do Singapore investors have the appetite for another telco listing?
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s public listing drought has left investors searching for any sign of life in the markets.It is understandable, then, that the potential listing of Singapore-based virtual telecommunications player...
Investment firm PAG raises 3.1 billion yuan in first yuan-denominated buyout fund: sources
[HONG KONG] Asia-focused investment firm PAG has raised 3.1 billion yuan (S$553 million) at the first close of its inaugural yuan-denominated buyout fund, exceeding its target, two people with...
