Singapore sees further cooperation between ASEAN and EU on digital economy, deputy PM says
Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s deputy prime minister, during a panel session, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in…
PBOC Forces Rethink of Rate-Cut Path as Goldman Sees Longer Halt
Global lenders like Goldman Sachs Group Inc. retracted calls for further monetary stimulus in China this year after…
The economy is running on magic beans
In the 1970s, if you wanted to understand a company’s worth, you could literally kick the tires. More…
China Deploys ‘Big Data’ in Crackdown on Overseas Trading Income
Chinese authorities stepped up efforts to collect taxes from citizens with overseas investment income as part of a…
BB to cut EDF size to $2b by Dec to meet IMF conditions
Under the $4.7 billion IMF loan deal, the central bank has committed to keeping the EDF capped at…
Diversification trend could give private credit steady growth, Barings says
Markets Sector’s Europe head talks up stability; interest grows among Japan’s institutional investors A reason for the capital flows…
Americans to Spend Less This Holiday Season
Consumers will be approaching holiday gift-giving with more restraint than last year. According to the latest Holiday Spending…
China Banks Issue Phantom Loans to Hit Targets in Slow Economy
Jerry Hu, who owns an auto-parts firm in eastern China, was approached in October with a strange request.…
Is the Economy Slowing Down? CEOs Don’t Think So.
CEOs of public companies aren’t worried about a weak economy right now and have instead been optimistic during…
Australians to Spend Record $6.8 Billion in Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sales
Shoppers across Australia are gearing up for what promises to be the most significant retail event of the…
Why China’s growing global investments could spur yuan internationalisation push
China may take additional steps to advance the yuan’s internationalisation and ease cross-border flows on the back of…
China needs its youth to spend but they are embracing frugality
Stephen McDonellChina correspondent Benjamin Begley China is facing a number of economic challenges and its government wants the…