Tag: Asia
Why Zombie Companies Are A Threat To Economies Around The World
During a period of lockdown and recession, fewer companies failed. This was a result of a combination of furlough schemes to reduce wage bills,...
Japan’s Government Panel Members Call for Aid to Firms Eyeing Wage...
Japan must boost aid to small firms which are seeking to raise wages as part of efforts to prop up spending on tourism, restaurants...
Asian Equities See Foreign Outflows In June As Virus Woes Weigh
Foreigners turned net sellers of Asian equities in June for a second consecutive month, as growing inflationary pressure and a spike in coronavirus cases...
Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda Claims Asia Top Spot, Sees More Growth
Delivery Hero SE’s Foodpanda has grown into the biggest food-delivery app in Asia, excluding China, and envisions further expansion in areas such as groceries,...
What Does 8% Growth Mean For Asia When Thousands Are Still...
A tiny financial center of 5.7 million people is gradually preparing for life after the pandemic, as vaccination rates increase, social distancing measures ease...
Bankers See Asia IPO Market Getting Tougher After Record Half
Asia’s stock listing aspirants will likely face a less generous market following a first-half sales boom, as bubbly valuations and nervousness about U.S. monetary...
Asian Banks’ trials with ‘Tokenised Securities’ stuck in silos: Industry Body
Asian financial regulators should do more to support large-scale trials of "tokenised securities", an industry body said on Thursday, since banks and technology firms'...
Singapore’s Millionaires Count Expected to Surge 62% by 2025
Singapore's count of millionaires could increase by more than 60 per cent from 2020 to 2025, according to Credit Suisse Group, part of a...
Emerging Asia Faces Capital Outflow Risk As U.S. Fed Signals Rate...
Capital has started to pour out of Asian emerging markets as coronavirus outbreaks slow the region's economic recovery while investors price in the likelihood...
Why Asia, the Pandemic Champion, Remains Miles Away From the Finish...
All across the Asia-Pacific region, the countries that led the world in containing the coronavirus are now languishing in the race to put it...
Philippines Tops Asian Forecasts For Lower GDP, Faster Inflation
Philippine inflation may remain above 4% this year, complicating government efforts to salvage the economy from the havoc wrought by the pandemic.
Economists have raised...
China’s ride-hailing giant Didi sets stage for mega New York float
Didi Chuxing, China's biggest ride-hailing firm, on Thursday made public the filing for its long-anticipated U.S. stock market listing, setting the stage for what...
