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Climate on track to devastate world's poorest economies: study
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
Even if global temperature rises are capped at 1.5C, in keeping with the most ambitious Paris Agreement goal, the same countries would take a GDP hit of 13 perc...
Asian markets mixed as inflation plays against recovery optimism
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
Wall Street's three main indexes clocked up records last week after figures showed more than half a million new US jobs were created last month, with hiring reb...
US Fed flags potential risk from China's Evergrande
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
Noting the concerns about high debt levels and inflated real estate values causing regulators in Beijing to take action, the central bank's latest Financial Sta...
Out of the shadow, Egypt money-pooling apps thrive
Nov 07, 2021 (AFP)
Navigating an app with strangers is "easier and safer" than the traditional face-to-face practice, said one user, Menna Shaarawi, 31. "I receive the money in my...
Chinese exports solid in October as Covid eases overseas
Nov 07, 2021 (AFP)
The data from the world's second-largest economy also suggested that Chinese factories had kept the goods flowing out despite power outages in recent months cau...
Myanmar jade traders squeezed between junta and rebels
Nov 05, 2021 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian country has been mired in chaos since the February putsch, with the military trying to crush widespread democracy protests and the economy i...
Asian markets rally as Fed unveils taper plan, says patient on rates
Nov 04, 2021 (AFP)
The announcement brought to an end months of speculation about the bank's plan for the bond-buying programme, and removed some unease among traders who were con...
Asian markets mixed ahead of Fed as China concerns weigh
Nov 03, 2021 (AFP)
A third straight day of records for Wall Street's three main indexes and a first all-time high for 21 years in Paris -- fanned by strong earnings -- were unable...
Developer Evergrande says 57,400 properties handed to buyers
Nov 03, 2021 (AFP)
As one of China's biggest property developers, fears around Evergrande's debt mountain have battered investor sentiment and shaken the country's mammoth real es...
Most markets rise in Asia, with central bank meetings in focus
Nov 02, 2021 (AFP)
Another record close on Wall Street provided a fruitful lead thanks to a strong earnings season that has seen the vast majority of companies beat expectations d...
HNA's $170 bn restructuring approved by Chinese court
Nov 01, 2021 (AFP)
The group -- China's largest private aviation conglomerate and owner of one of the country's biggest carriers Hainan Airlines -- filed for bankruptcy in January...
Tokyo leads most Asian markets up but China data hits Hong Kong
Nov 01, 2021 (AFP)
News that inflation had hit a 30-year high in the United States and a 13-year peak in the eurozone added to long-running concerns that price rises are in danger...
Tokyo leads gains in most Asian markets but China data hits Hong Kong
Nov 01, 2021 (AFP)
News that inflation had hit a 30-year high in the United States and a 13-year peak in the eurozone added to long-running concerns that price rises are in danger...
China factory activity slumps further on energy woes
Oct 31, 2021 (AFP)
The key Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) -- a gauge of manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy -- fell to 49.2 this month, down from 49.6 i...
G20 leaders approve multinationals tax but wrangle over climate
Oct 30, 2021 (AFP)
In the first major announcement of the two-day G20 summit in Rome, the bloc endorsed a "historic" agreement that would see multinationals subject to a minimum 1...
What's in the global tax reform agreed by the G20?
Oct 30, 2021 (AFP)
Some 136 countries representing more than 90 percent of global GDP have signed the OECD-brokered deal to more fairly tax multinational companies and enact a min...
Evergrande makes overdue interest payment to boldholders: report
Oct 29, 2021 (AFP)
The crisis at one of the nation's biggest property developers has hammered investor sentiment, rattled the key real estate market and fuelled fears of a spillov...
Asian markets down as Apple, Amazon results dent optimism
Oct 29, 2021 (AFP)
Mostly forecast-beating profits from some of the world's biggest companies have helped fan a rally across global equities this month, helping to temper concerns...
Asian markets fall as inflation, recovery outlook return to focus
Oct 28, 2021 (AFP)
Ongoing worries about China's vast property sector and the future of giant developer Evergrande were also in view ahead of a payment deadline, while uncertainty...
No Roman holiday: G20 meets on climate, Covid, recovery
Oct 28, 2021 (AFP)
US President Joe Biden is flying in to reiterate his message that "America is back" after four years of Donald Trump's bruising diplomacy, although Russian Pres...
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