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Vietnam, two others put on money-laundering ‘grey list’
International money-laundering watchdog the Financial Action Task Force announced Friday it had put Cameroon, Croatia and Vietnam on its “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Amazon to raise India investment to $26b by 2030
Amazon said on Friday it will take its investments in India to $26 billion by 2030, adding $6.5 billion in new planned investments in an announcement made after CEO Andy Jassy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM
High inflation hinders UK cost-of-living fight
Britain’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly remained at 8.7 percent in May, official data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on the Bank of England and government to act over a cost-of-living crisis.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Musk eyes big India investment
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pushing the car maker to make a “significant investment” in the country, adding that such an announcement was expected soon.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM
European businesses in China fight post-Covid blues
A faltering recovery, regulatory headaches and an increasingly politicised business climate are hammering European business confidence in China despite the country reopening its doors, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM
China’s youth confront bleak job market
Rather than celebrating finishing university, this summer Chinese graduates shared photos of themselves theatrically throwing their degrees into bins, underscoring the bleak outlook as youth unemployment sits at a record high.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Qatar signs 27-year gas supply deal with China
Qatar announced a second 27-year supply deal with a Chinese company on Tuesday as it expands production from the world’s biggest natural gas field.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Hyundai raises EV investment to $28b
Hyundai Motor will raise average annual investment in electrification by nearly two thirds to $28 billion in the next decade and further restructure its struggling China business as part of a broader strategy to boost electric vehicle (EV) sales.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Foreigners biggest buyers of Asian bonds
Asian bonds attracted their highest monthly foreign inflows in about two years in May, boosted by hopes of less aggressive monetary tightening measures from the US Federal Reserve.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Paris air show takes off with historic plane order
Airbus announced a record 500-plane deal with Indian airline IndiGo on day one of the Paris Airshow on Monday, as strong demand for jets and air defences vied for attention with the industry’s supply chain problems.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
China cuts interest rates to counter slowdown
China’s central bank on Tuesday cut two benchmark interest rates, following several similar measures in recent days in a bid to counter the post-Covid growth slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
China imports of Russian oil highest since invasion
Chinese imports of Russian oil last month hit their highest level since Moscow’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s customs data showed Tuesday.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Chinese firm to invest $9.5m in Mongla EPZ
Chinese company M/s Yuanshun Enterprise Co Ltd will invest $9.49 million to set up a packaging factory in Mongla Export Processing Zone.
20 June 2023, 18:00 PM
China growth forecast cut on property woes
Goldman Sachs analysts have cut forecasts for China’s economic growth, citing persistently weak confidence and the cloud over the property market as stronger-than-expected headwinds.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Oil prices fall
Oil prices fell on Monday as questions over China’s economy outweighed Opec+ output cuts and the seventh straight drop in the number of oil and gas rigs operating in the United States.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Dubai chases long-term growth
Buoyed by a swift economic rebound post-COVID, Dubai is racing to attract people and capital to drive long-term growth, betting it can avoid past debt crises that dented its global ambitions.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Russian oil to make up 30% of India’s imports
Russia may account for almost a third of India’s oil imports by the end of the current financial year, Arun Kumar Singh, the head of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp Ltd, was cited as saying on Saturday by Russian news agency Interfax.
18 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan sticks to ultra-loose monetary policy
The Bank of Japan said Friday it would maintain its long-standing, ultra-loose monetary policy as it looks to boost economic growth.
18 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Russia losing out to Opec+
Igor Sechin, head of Russian energy major Rosneft, said on Saturday that Russia is losing out to other Opec+ countries due to a smaller share of its oil production being exported.
18 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Oil gains for the week
Oil rose on Friday and posted a weekly gain, as higher Chinese demand and Opec+ supply cuts lifted prices, despite expected weakness in the global economy and the prospect for further interest rate hikes.
18 June 2023, 18:00 PM