12/29/2019
The increasingly violent pro-democracy protests that escalated in June have undermined Hong Kong's economy, discouraging tourists from visiting and slashing retail sales.
12/29/2019
In 2014, South Korea launched the won-yuan direct market to boost trade payments in both currencies and reduce exchange rate-related risks.
12/27/2019
Foreign purchases face approval requirement, but sectors yet to be named
12/27/2019
"What I was surprised by, though, was the violence - how things took a violent turn," Bhatnagar said.
12/27/2019
Russia is also among the most resource-rich countries globally.
12/27/2019
“The healthy new home sales performance in 2019 is partly due to prices remaining resilient in spite of the cooling measures that were imposed in July 2018,” says Ong Teck Hui, JLL senior director of research & consultancy.
12/27/2019
This system imposed little discipline on borrowers. Now global investors are coming into China’s bond market.
12/27/2019
How many do you recognise and can you guess what their education background was?
12/27/2019
The significant revision comes as Macau’s economy entered recession this year for the first time since the VIP gambling crunch of 2014.
12/27/2019
Elsewhere, Chinese tech giant Tencent doubled down on its luxury advertising strategy by partnering with a group of notable brands that included Burberry and Gucci.
12/27/2019
This year, there were fewer number of luxury apartment deals for units above 3,000 sq ft compared – 127 units in 2019 compared with 153 the year before.
12/26/2019
The investment bank added that the recent announcements like corporate tax cuts are a sentiment booster and could provide support to the indices.
12/26/2019
She said she was happy to see "the cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore as strategic partners."
12/25/2019
The banking sector saw moderate growth in both earnings and loan, reflecting a slowdown in lending momentum and cautious sentiment on the country’s economic growth.
12/25/2019
As some economies in Asia slow, companies are left vulnerable to any tightening in liquidity.
12/25/2019
Kuala Lumpur planning to send its Islamic banking graduates to be employed in other countries, says deputy finance minister
12/24/2019
Investors are piling money on Reliance, betting newer businesses such as telecommunications and retail could soon unlock value.
12/24/2019
Climate change protest movements such as Extinction Rebellion, as well as growing popular awareness about the environmental impact of fossil fuels, are giving commercial flyers a sense of "flight shame".
12/24/2019
Incomes in Shenzhen were three times higher than in the rest of China.
12/23/2019
But it would be tough, if not almost impossible, to displace Hong Kong as Asia's premiere financial hub.