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Tolls, stickers or free? Spain mulls future of motorways
AFP, Published on 09/09/2021
» MADRID - Who's going to pay for Spain's motorways? Debate is raging over the funding of its 12,000 kilometres of motorways after the government made some roads toll-free after the concessions expired.
Coup risks making Myanmar 'uninvestible'
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/02/2021
» The coup in Myanmar, coupled with the country’s stalled financial-market opening, means global funds have little choice but to avoid the nation, money managers say.
'Abandoned' Italian hospital fears virus' march south
AFP, Published on 08/04/2020
» ROME: At the Locri hospital in southern Italy, patients are often sent elsewhere for lack of doctors, the lifts are endlessly in disrepair and the CT scan works one day, but not the next.
Bond markets buckle
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2020
» TOKYO/SYDNEY: Bond prices gyrated on Thursday with desperate investors dumping government bonds and hoarding cash in markets gripped by pandemic fears that have forced central banks to step up support for debt.
Japan prosecutors re-arrest Carlos Ghosn on new allegations
AFP, Published on 21/12/2018
» TOKYO - Prosecutors re-arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn over fresh allegations on Friday, apparently dashing his hopes of early release in the latest twist to a rollercoaster saga.
Singapore to create 4,000 new financial sector jobs
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/10/2017
» Singapore wants to bolster its status as a wealth management and foreign exchange centre as part of plans to create more financial-sector jobs and mitigate the effect of rapid changes in technology.
Singapore's GIC buys European warehouse group
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» SINGAPORE - Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC has bought a top European warehouse developer and manager for 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in Europe's biggest real estate transaction this year, a joint statement said Monday.
Sleepless in the City: London traders brace for referendum
AFP, Published on 21/06/2016
» LONDON - London's City finance district is set for a sleepless night Thursday as traders hunker down to await the hotly-anticipated EU referendum result.
Strong US, weak world picture challenges Federal Reserve
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers will hold their finger away from the rate-hike trigger when they meet next week, analysts say, but chances are it could move a bit closer.
Open for business
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 19/10/2015
» With its highly visible enthusiasm to become a strategic centre of mainland Asean, Cambodia continues to welcome investors with open arms.