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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Iran To Pilot Central Bank Digital Currency
Iran is experimenting with cryptocurrencies as a means of circumventing U.S. sanctions.
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Japan: New Prime Minister, New Rules
Despite Fumoi Kishida’s public calls for a massive stimulus package and an even more consequential redistribution of wealth, some of his initial moves appear to confirm the dissonance between rhetoric and reality.
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Land Grab For Asian Cloud Market By Chinese Firms
Alibaba Cloud is expanding into Malaysia,Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Major Car Producers Pare Production
The culprits behind these and dozens of other production cuts by automakers around the world are supply chain constraints and shortages of semiconductor chips.
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New M&A Record Set For American Banks
During the worst part of the pandemic, M&A negotiations between banks were frozen but now bank M&A transactions areat their highest since 2008.
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New Zealand Calls For Greater Climate Disclosures
New Zealand is the first sovereign state to approve a law requiring financial institutions, insurance companies and asset managers to disclose climate change risks.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Nigeria’s Stock Exchange Lists Itself
Although the shares are still closely held by erstwhile members, there is a strong appetite from nonmember retail investors and institutional investors to own shares in the exchange.
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Reporting Record High Exports In Latin America
While supplychain issues and inflation keep driving global energy and commodity prices upward, Latin America's devaluating currencies are making their exports far more competitive.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Russian IPO Market Heats Up
Nearly a dozen Russian companies have hit the public markets since early 2020, with at least four more expected to start trading publicly before the end of the year.
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SII Founder Is Vaccine King For Emerging Markets
A startling 65% of children globally receive at least one vaccine made by the SII.
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Tata Group Lands Air India
Under terms of the deal, Tata will gain Air India’s 141 aircraft and 7,000 domestic and international airport slots and pay $1.2 billion toward 42 aircraft, many of them Boeing 787 Dreamliners.