Asia
What layoff benefits are Asian tech workers getting?
TECH in Asia has been tracking layoffs in Asia’s tech industry, and the numbers are staggering: Over 100,000 pink slips have been issued since the start of the funding winter.
Asia’s aversion to rate cuts steers EM bond investors away
EMERGING Asian bonds may have less room to rally compared to their global peers as central banks in the region are unlikely to embark on aggressive interest-rate cuts.
TPG raises US$8 billion for Asia-focused private equity, real estate funds
TPG raised around US$8 billion for its Asia-focused private equity and real estate funds, the global alternative asset manager said on Thursday (May 9).
Yen’s fragility raises spectre of a new currency war in Asia
AS THE yen plumbs new lows, some investors are pondering an almost unthinkable scenario in a region busy bolstering falling exchange rates – a series of competitive devaluations that starts a new Asia...
Asian junk bond sales are hottest in five years on India boom
ASIA’S high-yield US dollar bond sales this year have grown annually for the first time in five years, fuelled by Indian financial companies’ rush to access offshore investors.
Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: United Nations
ASIA was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday (Apr 23), with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and econo...
‘Food chokepoint’ disruptions and implications for Asia
IN RECENT years, global food security has suffered from overlapping crises caused by conflicts, geopolitical tensions, climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in severe food supply disrup...
