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Connecting clients, portfolio companies is next for Japan’s MUFG in Asia-Pacific
Leveraging stakes in banks in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines enables MUFG to extend more support to its customers The…
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Bank of America’s Asia-Pacific president sees a silver lining in US dollar volatility
Investments in South-east Asia to flow to digital infrastructure, data centres, healthcare, says BOA’s Jin Su The US dollar has lost…
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Asia-Pacific envoys honor foreign workers killed in Oct 7 attacks
Ambassadors and representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region gathered Sunday at Kibbutz Be’eri for a memorial honoring foreign…
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TP Asia-Pacific President Dave Rizzo on Leading the Company to "Company of the Year" Excellence
A global leader just clinched one of the industry's highest honors, sending a clear message to the marketplace: leadership in customer…
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Singapore’s STI falls 1.2% amid Asia-Pacific market drop on fresh US-China tensions
Asia-Pacific markets were down as trading opened on Monday (Oct 13) following the latest salvo in the trade war between the US and China.…
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Canadian pension fund La Caisse gears up to invest C$15 billion in Asia-Pacific
Infrastructure is expected to take up C$9 billion while credit and real estate will account for C$3 billion each La Caisse, one of the…
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Carro raises US$60 million to tap Asia-Pacific demand for used Japanese cars; Cool Japan Fund leads funding
The company says it expects overall demand for used cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from Japan to grow South-east Asia’s largest…
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Mastercard appoints Richard Wormald as new president for Asia-Pacific
Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Aug 26) that Richard Wormald, who is currently division president, Australasia at the company, will be…
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Mastercard appoints new president for Asia-Pacific
Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Aug 26) that Richard Wormald, who is currently division president, Australasia at the company, will be…
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Post-rehabilitation, Thai Airways revamps fleet to ride Asia-Pacific travel boom
Thai Airways International is turning to Airbus jets to fill gaps in its fleet-renewal plans and tap Asia-Pacific’s travel boom, as Boeing…
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‘It’s an expanding pie’: Salesforce sees Asia-Pacific as top growth region
Salesforce expects Asia-Pacific to remain its fastest-growing region by revenue in the coming years, as the software giant deepens its…
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Tariffs hit Inchcape’s Asia-Pacific sales, shares drop 10%
British car distributor Inchcape reported weaker first-half results on Tuesday (Jul 29) as US tariffs dampened demand for high-end…
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ThetaRay Launches Self-Service Compliance Tools Amid Rising Financial Crime Pressures in Asia-Pacific
AI firm's no-code platform offers banks in the region faster, safer AML rule deployment without developer reliance As financial…
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Keppel partners AIIB for up to US$1.5 billion in Asia-Pacific green infrastructure deals
Asset manager Keppel has partnered Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to facilitate up to US$1.5 billion worth of sustainable…
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Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, dollar strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets fell sharply in early trade on Monday morning, as oil prices surged and the US dollar reacted, after US strikes…
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Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, greenback strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets declined in early trade on Monday (Jun 23) morning, as oil prices surged and the greenback reacted, after the US…
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Singapore, Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, dollar strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets declined in early trade on Monday (Jun 23) morning, as oil prices surged and the greenback reacted, after the US…
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Singapore, Asia-Pacific markets pare losses after US strikes on Iran; oil prices give back some gains
Asia-Pacific markets recovered some losses while oil prices gave back some gains by Monday (Jun 23) afternoon,following declines in the…
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US investors, Asia’s ultra-rich drive growth in Asia-Pacific private credit
A slight uptick in private-credit fundraising in Asia-Pacific (Apac) last year has given market players optimism for a positive 2025, even…
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Meta’s Asia-Pacific chief quits after a decade-long growth spurt
Meta Platforms is losing its senior-most business executive for the Asia-Pacific, an industry veteran who shepherded some of the social…
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BlackRock’s head of Asia-Pacific private credit Celia Yan to leave firm
Her team has deployed over US$200 million in 2024, over US$1.8 billion historically and been able to generate a 16 per cent gross internal…
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Temasek-backed insurance services firm Specialist Risk Group sets up Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore
London-headquartered Specialist Risk Group (SRG) announced the formal launch of its Asia-Pacific operations on Tuesday (Mar 25),…
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HSBC’s head of global banking for Asia-Pacific is exiting lender
HSBC Holdings’s head of global banking for Asia-Pacific, Christina Ma, is leaving the bank, according to people familiar with matter, as…
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Asia-Pacific loans set to recover in 2025 from three-year drop
ASIA-PACIFIC loan volume outside Japan is gearing up for a rebound in 2025 driven by merger and acquisition activity and favourable rates…