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Moscow Exchange Signs Cooperation Agreement with Bank of China
October 13th, 2014
Moscow Exchange and Bank of China have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at expanding collaboration between the Russian and Chinese financial markets. Bank of China President Chen Siqing and Moscow Exchange CEO Alexander Afanasiev signed the agreement during an ...
China Central Bank to Inject $81 Billion Into Top Lenders
September 17th, 2014
China became on Wednesday the latest country to embrace economic stimulus measures, as its central bank reportedly agreed to lend 100 billion renminbi apiece, or $16.2 billion, to each of the country’s five main banks. The decision to inject ...
China banks seek new lending horizons as bad debts rise
September 1st, 2014
China’s biggest banks are turning their back on mainstay borrowers like manufacturers and courting high growth industries such as healthcare, food and IT in a bid to boost revenue. For the first half of this year, the banks reported ...
China banks suspend controversial yuan remittance scheme
July 15th, 2014
Major Chinese banks have temporarily suspended a yuan remittance service after a state broadcaster accused the country’s fourth biggest lender Bank of China (BOC) of allowing wealthy Chinese to launder money offshore through the scheme, the Wall Street Journal ...
China real estate firm at risk of bankruptcy
March 19th, 2014
Another one bites the dust: A Chinese real estate developer is on the verge of bankruptcy, and is expected to default on millions in debt — the latest sign the government is willing to let some pawns fall ...
Japan prepares for digital currency, in line with China and others
December 30th, 2020
Japan is gearing up its preparation for the issuance of digital currency in both the public and private sectors following swift moves by China and other countries to do the same. Virtual money issued by central banks around the ...
China is killing the dollar
September 23rd, 2020
In the wake of the Fed’s promise of 23 March to print money without limit in order to rescue the covid-stricken US economy, China changed its policy of importing industrial materials to a more aggressive stance. In examining ...
Doubling down on failed policies with central bank digital currencies
August 27th, 2020
Many central banks are researching retail digital currencies, which if implemented, would allow them to issue a new currency directly to the public, managed on a centralised ledger bypassing commercial banks. While there is an element of feeling the ...
China takes battle for cryptocurrency hegemony to new stage
June 16th, 2020
Global competition for supremacy in digital currencies has entered a new phase with China’s creation of an East Asia cryptocurrency scheme and American social media company Facebook adjusting its Libra plan in line with the stance of U.S. regulators. ...
Bank of England cuts rates, and stock markets rise
March 11th, 2020
European markets opened higher on Wednesday despite a lackluster performance in Asia. Still, futures markets indicated that Wall Street could be in for a tough opening. Major indexes in London, Frankfurt and Paris opened 1.8 percent higher, shortly after ...
