The global law firm has promoted regional managing partner William Liu to drive regional strategy as it marks 50 years in the region. Source link
Bangladesh’s economic difficulties continue amid political instability
Bangladesh’s economy is continuing to go through difficulties with slow export growth, high inflation, stagnant investment, and the absence of any positive changes in employment generation, end of 2025 data shows. However, there are tailwinds too. The country’s remittance inflow is promising while foreign currency reserves are at a significant level, with the exchange […]
AstraZeneca unveils $15bn China investment during Keir Starmer visit
UK pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has unveiled a five-year $15 billion investment plan in China through 2030 to expand medicines manufacturing and research and development (R&D), as UK prime minister Keir Starmer visited China at the end of January. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Trump makes nominee decision for next Fed chair
US president Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to serve as the next chairman of the board of governors of the US Federal Reserve. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
DBS names Hong Kong managing director and North Asia chief credit officer
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) has appointed Xu Qing as managing director and senior risk executive for Hong Kong and chief credit officer for North Asia, effective February 1. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
From hype to help: bringing market data and analytics into the toolkit
Artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated headlines in recent years, with promises to transform everything from healthcare to customer service. For the range of financial market participants across capital markets, investment and treasury, however, the question is sharper: can AI genuinely solve real-world problems from hedging and trading, to alpha creation and risk management – […]
AFF 2026: Hong Kong’s Paul Chan highlights SAR’s tech opportunities
Hong Kong is seeing a resurgence in overseas investment, initial public offerings (IPOs) and visitors with almost 50 million people visiting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) last year. On the first day of the Asian Financial Forum 2026 (AFF), Hong Kong and Shanghai signed a cooperation agreement to help foster gold trading between the […]
Asia’s private secondaries market at ‘early stage’: Jefferies
A recent report on global private markets secondaries from US banking group Jefferies has revealed a total volume of $240 billion for the segment in 2025, reaching a record-high and surpassing the previous record of $162 billion in 2024. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source […]
India and EU sign trade deal
The India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has been signed after years of negotiations, according to a joint statement. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
Zijin Gold International agrees ‘friendly’ $4bn cash deal for Allied Gold
HKEX-listed Zijin Gold International, a subsidiary of China’s Zijin Mining, has agreed to buy Canada’s Allied Gold, according to a January 26 company announcement. ¬ Haymarket Media Limited. All rights reserved. Source link
