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China's exports and imports return to growth
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2024
» BEIJING: China's exports and imports returned to growth in April after contracting in the previous month, customs data showed on Thursday, signalling an encouraging improvement in demand at home and overseas in a boost to a shaky economic recovery.
Baht tumbles to 10-month low, hurt by high oil prices
Reuters, Published on 20/09/2023
» The baht fell to a 10-month low on Wednesday, while stocks and bonds also slid under foreign selling pressure, with investors worried that high oil prices and government spending plans would widen the country’s current account deficit.
Indonesia makes third rate cut since July
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank on Thursday stepped up efforts to help lift growth by cutting interest rates for a third straight month, while also relaxing some lending rules in a bid to further stimulate Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Investors flock to sleepy southern Chinese city
Business, Reuters, Published on 26/09/2017
» HONG KONG: Investors are rushing into a sleepy city on the southern coast of China thanks to a government policy that has seen tens of billions of dollars earmarked to produce a regional economy that would rival the biggest in the world.
Hong Kong's latest bid to cool home prices expected to fail
Business, Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's latest attempt at cooling home prices in one of the world's most expensive property markets is expected to send buyers scouring for loans in the unregulated shadow banking industry, spreading risk across the financial sector.
Xi: China ready for world leadership
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2017
» DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defence of free trade at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday in a speech that underscored Beijing's desire to play a greater global role as the United States turns inward.
'Here's some fruit - now pay up,' say debt collectors
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2016
» When Piya Pong-acha's employees chase payments from debtors there are no strong men pounding on doors or threatening letters from lawyers. A basket of fruit and a polite home visit does the trick.
China eases property rules amid slowdown
Business, Reuters, Published on 31/03/2015
» SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Chinese regulators eased lending and tax policies on real estate yesterday, as Beijing seeks to stop a slide in property prices that has put economic recovery at risk.