China’s surging industrial loans aren’t going to its factories
As China’s industrial capacity emerged as a key trade issue, a surge in Chinese bank loans to the sector has…
Japan’s helping hand in BoE June rate cut window
If worries about sterling were a factor preventing the Bank of England (BoE) cutting interest rates too far ahead of…
Modi shifts income goals for struggling farmers
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn up new targets to boost farmer incomes as he seeks to secure his…
Rig dearth aggravates Indonesia’s declining oil and gas production
Pertamina EP, the exploration and production arm of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, blamed a dearth of oil rigs…
AI boom set to fuel data centre deals in Asia
Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of US dollars worth of mergers and acquisitions (M&A)…
Thai business group cuts 2024 GDP growth forecast
Thailand’s economy is expected to grow between 2.2% and 2.7% this year, down from a previous forecast of 2.8% to…
Epsom sees more student enrolment from UK
Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM) is prepared to accommodate an increase in student enrolment following the introduction of its special…
MNRB net profit at 50-year high in FY24
MNRB Holdings Bhd (MNRB) aims to continue pursuing growth in overseas markets and venture into specialised business lines for its…
DeepMind alumni raise US$200mil funding round for Holistic AI
Holistic AI, a new startup in Paris working to leapfrog other generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, has closed the first…