The latest market rout in Turkish assets erased about $35 billion from the value of Istanbul-listed companies, but it has fallen short of discouraging local buyers.The Borsa Istanbul 100 Index fell 11 ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign banks pour investment into Vietnam
ITL corp The loan is part of efforts to support the development of Vietnam’s logistics industry, to facilitate trade and to improve the economy’s competitiveness amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bac Giang ... ( read original story ...)
India May Be Starting Its Biggest Bitcoin Bull Run Yet
India’s crypto trade volumes have soared since the Supreme Court of India lifted banking restrictions for exchanges in March. According to Coin Dance's Paxful and LocalBitcoins volume data, India’s ... ( read original story ...)
China extends Hong Kong legislature by at least a year
Chinese lawmakers have extended the term of Hong Kong's Legislative Council by at least a year in order to deal with the vacuum left by postponing the city's elections, state media said Tuesday. Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Will China finally block ‘clean coal’ from the green bonds market?
If finalized, the proposal could serve as a model for harmonizing with the rest of China’s complex financial system which, despite green ambitions, still invests in the expansion of coal power. This ... ( read original story ...)
China July New Bank Loans Fall to 992.7 Billion Yuan, Below Forecast
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted new yuan loans would fall to 1.20 trillion yuan in July, down from 1.81 trillion yuan in the previous month and compared with 1.06 trillion yuan a year earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Sands China Wraps Up Successful Sands Shopping Festival
Sands China Ltd. wrapped up its successful Sands Shopping Carnival Sunday, Aug. 9, closing out a weekend of fun activities that began on Friday, Aug. 7 with a grand opening celebration officiated by ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore
Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore, or even a second-tier Chinese city. Police arrested pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai for “foreign collusion” on Monday. Meanwhile, Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Stock Surges 1,000% After Publisher’s Arrest
They’ve occupied Hong Kong’s central business district, marched by the hundreds of thousands through the city’s streets and endured tear gas and pepper spray in pitched battles with riot police.Now Ho ... ( read original story ...)
Bhutan govt imposes nationwide lockdown to curb coronavirus spread
The Bhutan government has imposed a nationwide lockdown starting from Tuesday after a locally transmitted COVID-19 case was reported. ( read original story ...)