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opaque campaign finance system. By contrast, such donations are largely banned in the United States, Canada and throughout most of Europe. “It’s not so much that China is more active but that Australia is more receptive in some respects and more ... ( read original story ...)

SHANGHAI China's CITIC Bank Corp Ltd (601998.SS) said late on Wednesday its board had approved a deal to buy a 60 percent stake in Kazakhstan's Altyn Bank, a subsidiary of Halyk Bank HSBK.KZ(HSBKq.L), the country's No.2 lender by assets. Halyk Bank said in ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese corporate bond financing hit a record low in May, as a market rout discouraged new issuance while a wave of previously issued notes came due. The combination of tight liquidity and a regulatory crackdown on leveraged investment in bonds has ... ( read original story ...)

Australia managed to survive the global financial crisis with the help of a huge stimulus program from China. Chinese demand for Australian minerals prevented our economy from tanking. However, almost a decade later, doubts have arisen about the health of ... ( read original story ...)

Concerns over China landed squarely back on global investors' radar after Moody's Investors Service downgraded its credit rating last month, saying it expects the country's financial strength will erode in coming years as growth slows and debt continues to ... ( read original story ...)

The Chinese central bank is perfectly sensible in making preparatory moves well ahead of any likely rise in US interest rates in the middle of this month, analysts agree, by strengthening the yuan in an effort to prevent any further rise in capital outflow ... ( read original story ...)