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Emerging Dynamics Behind Concealed Financial Flows in Global...
Modern Ghana
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This publication addresses recent major events arising from the latest Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) activities and how responsible institutions have duly approached these concerns. As an introduction to the latest trends in TBML, key...
Why did the US stock market fall? 3 reasons behind $1.1tn wipe out in single day
Financial Express
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Wall Street suffered a sharp sell-off on Friday, wiping out more than $1.1 trillion in market value. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.23%, the S&P 500 slid 1.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite sank 2.24%, Reuters reported. The market ended in...
World Bank extends $700-million loan to boost Philippine community resilience
Manila Standard
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August 1, 2025
The World Bank is providing a $700-million loan to strengthen community resilience for 18 million households in the Philippines, the bank said Friday. The loan, extended through an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development facility, is...
Analysts urge caution given US-China trade impasse
Bangkok Post
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August 1, 2025
PUBLISHED : 2 Aug 2025 at 03:30 The 19% US reciprocal tariff on Thai exports, which is on par with regional economies, is seen as a short-term boost to the investment climate, but policymakers need to address economic risks down the road including...
Brunei committed to promote environmentally responsible tourism
Xinhua News Agency
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Brunei is committed to fostering tourism that is environmentally responsible, community-driven and aligned with principles of sustainability, the Tourism Development Department under the Ministry of Primary...
World Bank OKs $700 million loan for Philippines resilience project
Philstar
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August 1, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The World Bank is providing a $700-million loan to support a project aimed at strengthening communities’ resilience to climate change and disaster risks in the Philippines. In a statement yesterday, the multilateral lender...
FinanceAsia Awards 2025: Southeast Asia winners' write-ups
FinanceAsia
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July 28, 2025
Congratulations once again to the all the winners and highly commendeds of this year’s FinanceAsia Awards. In another 12 months with higher for longer interest rates and great geopolitical uncertainty, capital markets in Asia Pacific (Apac)...
Billionaire Ray Dalio Steps Down From Bridgewater Associates, Sovereign-Wealth Fund Of Brunei Acquires Final Stake
Benzinga
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Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, has divested his remaining stake in the company and stepped down from its board. Trending Investment Opportunities Brunei Fund Emerges As Key Shareholder Bridgewater Associates repurchased the...
Trump tariffs mapped: The countries hit by US president’s sweeping new trade war levies
The Independent
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Which economies in Asia have been hit hardest?
BBC
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August 1, 2025
Fan WangBBC News Reporting fromSingapore ShareSave Economies in Asia were among those hit hardest by tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on "Liberation Day" in April. From traditional US allies like Japan to the Asean bloc spanning...
Trump hits Nigeria with 15% tariff in revised global trade blitz
The Cable
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August 1, 2025
Nigeria and a raft of African countries have been hit with a 15 percent import tariff following a sweeping executive order from United States President Donald Trump. The White House announced the modified reciprocal tariff rates on Thursday....
‘India being made example for others’: Donald Trump’s tariff order denies exemptions to India; ‘one of the toughest trade actions…’
The Times of India
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GTRI founder Ajay Srivastava has said that the ‘blanket tariff’ on India is one of the toughest actions on trade that the US has taken against trading partners in recent years. (AI image) US President Donald Trump seems to be looking to make ‘an...
Trump's 25 pc tariff on India: Will Delhi reciprocate or seek a trade deal?
The Week
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Shaking the global economy, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, announcing modified rates for imports into the country. The new tariff rates will come into effect from August 7. For India, the US president has imposed...
Pakistan urges full ASEAN dialogue status at strategic roundtable
The Nation
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August 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to grant it Full Dialogue Partner status during a high-level roundtable held on Thursday at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) to commemorate the 58th...
World : ASEAN Marks 58 Years Of Unity, Draws Praise From Global Partners
Bernama
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August 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- World leaders and foreign envoys took to social media on Thursday to convey their well wishes to ASEAN on its 58th anniversary, underscoring the bloc’s enduring role in promoting regional peace, prosperity and...
Michelin announces Florentin Odenwald as new managing director for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei
Paultan
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July 31, 2025
Michelin has announced the appointment of Florentin Odenwald as the new managing director for three countries, namely Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. In an official release, the tyre manufacturer said Odenwald replaces Prichapakorn Dangrojana, who...
Huge eight-bed mansion from popular BBC show goes on the market… but would you recognise it?
The Sun
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July 31, 2025
A HUGE eight-bed mansion from a popular BBC show has gone on the market. Situated on one of the country's most expensive residential roads, Huxley House is available for rent at just under £100,000 a month. 8 Huxley House in Billionaires' Row is...
Avaloq’s First Brunei Client Goes Live
finews.asia
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July 31, 2025
Avaloq's first client in Brunei – Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad – has gone live on its wealth management platform. BIBD Securities Sdn Bhd (BIBDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad (BIBD) – Brunei’s largest...
World leaders Trump, Xi, Lula and Ramaphosa expected at KL Asean Summit in October, Anwar confirms
Malay Mail
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August 8, 2025
CYBERJAYA, Aug 8 — United States President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa are among the world leaders expected to attend the 47th Asean Summit...
Business : Chitose Group Plans To Operate 10 Million Hectares Of Microalgae Production Facilities
Bernama
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July 27, 2025
By Christine Lim KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- Chitose Group which operates the world’s largest microalgae production facility using flat-panel type photobioreactors in Kuching, Sarawak, is aiming to develop 10 million hectares of large-scale...