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Monthly Archives For February 2022
Sustainable finance: Why transition bonds and loans are not popular even as demand for green and sustainable products is growing
Difficulty in defining and standardising the hurdles that projects need to overcome to qualify for transition finance is to blame, deal arrangers and asset managers say Demand for sustainable …
Cambodian minister eyes durian exports to China, pushes for research
The Ministry of Agriculture is set to conduct a study on the phytosanitary requirements to export durian to China in the near future.
Asics Defies Nike’s China Underperformance in Return to Profit
Sneaker maker Asics Corp. appears to have dodged the controversies in China that tripped up Nike Inc. last quarter, as the Japanese company’s performance there propelled it back to profit in 2021.
Long road for RBI as no formal Crypto Bill in place with govt announcing its own digital currency by 2023: Industry experts
China’s digital RMB was the first digital currency to be issued … According to Aishwarya Shivakumar, CEO of Oddz Finance, a decentralised finance crypto derivatives trading platform, with the …
In Clash with U.S. Over Ukraine, Putin Has a Lifeline from China
China could take measured steps in aiding its neighbor. As they did in 2014, Chinese banks and companies would need to calculate whether they could end up being penalized if they do business with any…
China’s coronavirus flare-ups possible ‘headache’ for global supply chains, Omicron variant still a factor
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 50.1 in January, down from 50.3 in December US manufacturing activity fell to a 14-month low in January amid an outbreak of …
China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin set for face-to-face at Olympics as Ukraine tensions flare
When Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes leaders from around the world for the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Friday, it will be his first time meeting foreign counterparts face-to-face …
China inks nuclear power plant deal with Argentina
State-owned China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC) has signed a contract with Nucleoeléctrica Argentina S.A. to build the Atucha III nuclear project using China’s Hualong One technology in the South …
China exporting corruption driven investment in Bangladesh, says expert
China is not only exporting steel and concrete but also corruption, opacity, and waste in Bangladesh. Pia Sherman, writing in Global Strat View, an independent media group based in Washington said …
GOP Opposition in House Puts U.S.-China Competition Bill at Risk
Earlier: House Unveils China, Chips Bill, Paving Way for Senate Deal Representative … including “making sure that we get money out to minority and disadvantaged business owners” and prohibiting the …
Shortened Olympic torch relay starts for Beijing Games
The three-day torch relay for the Beijing Olympics, shortened considerably because of concerns about the coronavirus, started Wednesday with an 80-year-old former speedskater carrying the flame.
Winter Olympics: Torch relay gets under way in Beijing
Beijing kicked off the Winter Olympics torch relay on Wednesday as China gears up to host the global sporting event against a backdrop of diplomatic boycotts and the Covid pandemic.
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