BEIJING] The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is looking to open new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to people familiar with the matter, in a plan that would mark its biggest …
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US Trade-War Escalation Allows China to Make Significant Economic Inroads in Latin America
One beneficiary of the intensifying tensions and rivalry between the world’s economic heavyweights, the United States and China, is the former’s southern neighbour, the Latin American and Caribbean …
China-led development lender plans to open Singapore, HK offices: Sources
It opened its first overseas office in September 2023 in Abu Dhabi. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China’s answer to World Bank plans to open Singapore, HK offices
BEIJING] The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is looking to open new offices in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to people familiar with the matter, in a plan that would mark its biggest …
China shifts from global banker to leading debt collector
By bno – Taipei Office China’s transformation from the world’s leading bilateral lender to its foremost debt collector marks a turning point in its engagement with developing countries, the Lowy …
China Seeks to Slow Yuan’s Gains After Months of Propping It Up
The dollar’s extended slide has prompted China’s central bank to change tack in managing its currency, as it pivots from supporting the yuan to guarding against the risk of a rapid appreciation.
China Offers to Fund Colombia Projects If the US Blocks Loans
China could step in to finance infrastructure in Colombia and across Latin America if the US fulfills its threat to block funding, according to Beijing’s ambassador to Bogota.
Analysis-Chinese Savers Decry Falling Deposit Rates but Still Won’t Spend More
At the end of March, total household deposits surpassed 160 trillion yuan ($22.30 trillion), up 10.3% from a year before, and equivalent to 118% of last year’s gross domestic product (GDP), official …
World’s poorest nations facing ‘tidal wave’ of debt repayments to China, report warns
Debt service flows to Beijing, already at a historic high, are set to remain elevated for the rest of this decade, think tank says …
Chinese savers decry falling deposit rates but still won’t spend more
After Chinese banks reduced deposit rates last week, Miro Chen launched a social media poll: “When interest rates fall, do you save or spend?” …
Southeast Asia and Gulf leaders meet with China as governments look to coordinate in the face of Trump tariffs
The GCC’s pivot to the East is a “pragmatic move,” says Joanne Lin, senior fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.
Beijing should seize on rattled faith in US dollar to accelerate yuan’s global influence
Amid erratic US trade policies, Asian governments are looking for alternatives for reserves, payments and settlements, giving the yuan an opening In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, …
China rejects criticisms regarding its debt issue
The Foreign Ministry rejected on Tuesday criticisms regarding China’s debt issue related to developing countries, saying that such claims ignore facts and overlook the role of Western commercial …
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