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Iran’s oil exports are focus of Vienna nuclear talks
Iran’s main focus in nuclear talks that resume in Austria on Monday will be the lifting of all US sanctions in a verifiable process that guarantees Tehran’s unhindered ability to export its oil, the foreign minister said.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Evergrande vows ‘full steam ahead’ to deliver homes
Embattled Chinese firm Evergrande will deliver almost four times the number of housing units to buyers in December than in the previous three months, its chairman said, as the real estate behemoth grapples with massive debts.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China to stabilise grain output and boost oilseed crop
China will stabilise corn production and expand soybean output in the new year to ensure grain security, the Communist Party’s People’s Daily quoted the agriculture minister as saying on Monday.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Hong Kong retailers forge new path without mainland Chinese tourists
Three years of democracy protests followed by a pandemic have devastated Hong Kong retailers who had grown used to relying on cash from mainland Chinese tourists.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
How Afghanistan’s asset freeze hurts everyone
Afghan businessman Shoaib Barak is struggling to pay his workers and suppliers, unable to access funds from a banking system crippled by the freezing of the nation’s overseas assets.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China central bank vows to promote healthy development of property market
China’s central bank said on Saturday it will safeguard the legal rights of home buyers and better satisfy their reasonable living needs, vowing to promote healthy development of the country’s real estate market.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Most Gulf bourses retreat as Covid-19 cases rise
Most stock markets in the Gulf were subdued on Sunday, with coronavirus infections across the region rising again after months of low or falling figures.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Will take China a little longer to overtake US as No. 1 economy: Report
The world's economic output will exceed $100 trillion for the first time next year and it will take China a little longer than previously thought to overtake the United States as the No.1 economy, a report showed on Sunday.
26 December 2021, 06:54 AM
China proposes tighter rules but no ban for offshore listings
China’s securities watchdog on Friday proposed tightening rules governing Chinese companies listing abroad, which it said would improve oversight while allowing them to continue to do so, the latest in a spate of regulatory moves by Beijing in 2021.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
UK department store Selfridges in £4b Christmas Eve sale
Britain’s luxury department store chain Selfridges, famed for its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street, was snapped up Friday by a Thai-Austrian alliance for £4.0 billion in a Christmas Eve deal that will create a global giant.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Japan prices rise for third straight month
Japan’s core consumer prices rose 0.5 per cent year-on-year in November, the third monthly increase after two modest hikes of 0.1 per cent driven partly by higher fuel prices, government data showed Friday.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China’s top real estate regulator vows to tackle property delivery risks
China’s top real estate regulator vowed to resolutely tackle risks stemming from overdue delivery of residential properties by some top developers in a bid to maintain social stability, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Saturday.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Turkish lira caps historic week with big lift from Erdogan government
Turkey’s lira closed out its strongest week on record on Friday, spiking more than 50 per cent with the support of billions of dollars of state-backed market interventions and a promise that the government would cover FX losses on certain deposits.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China regulator suspends cyber security deal with Alibaba Cloud
Chinese regulators on Wednesday suspended an information-sharing partnership with Alibaba Cloud Computing, a subsidiary of e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group, over accusations it failed to promptly report and address a cybersecurity vulnerability, according to state-backed media reports.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Cuba announces 2021 inflation over 70pc
Cuba’s inflation will end 2021 at over 70 per cent -- one of the highest in the world -- economy minster Alejandro Gil said on Tuesday, insisting it was due to deliberate monetary policy.
22 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Most Asian markets build on rally
Most Asian markets rose Wednesday, extending a global rally after their latest sell-off as investors assess the impact of the fast-spreading Omicron variant.
22 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Amazon, Facebook, Twitter drop plans over Covid concern
Amazon Inc, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc, Twitter Inc and Pinterest Inc all said on Tuesday they will not send teams to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas next month as concerns grow about the Omicron coronavirus variant.
22 December 2021, 18:00 PM
China will be able to keep economic growth stable
China has the confidence, condition, and ability to keep economic growth at a reasonable level, a senior state planning official told the Xinhua News Agency.
22 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Japan enacts record extra budget to boost virus-hit economy
Japan’s parliament enacted a record supplementary budget worth over $300 billion on Monday as part of measures to bolster the world’s third largest economy as the pandemic threat drags on.
21 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Businesses fret as South Korea reimposes Covid curfews
As clocks struck 9 pm this week, customers packed up and left restaurants and other eateries across South Korea as a reimposed curfew designed to help stem a surge in coronavirus infections sparks fears of economic disaster for some businesses.
21 December 2021, 18:00 PM