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"We should take measures to prevent listed persons and institutions from switching to unregulated crypto-assets,” Germany's finance minister said
The agreement between DSSA, part of the Sinar Mas conglomerate, and the DANA owner was filed with the Indonesia Stock Exchange
Grab, whose Q4 revenue fell 27%, said it had invested aggressively in improving incentives for drivers as ride-share demand recovered from pandemic lows
Many of the world's largest crypto exchanges – including Binance, Kraken and Coinbase – have refused to ban Russian clients raising fears of a sanctions backdoor
Hundreds of companies have sought to open Chinese accounts in recent days in a bid to get around Western sanctions, a worker at a Chinese state bank in Moscow said
Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said on Thursday it will set up a design centre with Tata Elxsi to jointly develop electric vehicle technology as the appetite for EVs grows
Flipkart and Freshworks are two early Accel investments in India that have gone on to become iconic companies
As Moscow stands to lean more on China as a trading partner, Chinese companies are likely to take market share from western suppliers
The review will focus on intermediaries' policies, procedures, systems and controls, as well as oversight of the distribution of popular products
An investor group backed by DCP Capital Partners and Ocean Link Partners reached a deal to buy the Nasdaq-traded firm for $61 per American depositary share
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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PaymentsCan China Take Place of SWIFT System? Analysts Say ‘No’There is no global payment system that is strong enough to act as an alternative to SWIFT and enable Russia to evade sanctions
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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Market InsightsHere’s How China Can Win the Tech War With USAThe Chinese government is doubling down on incentives for innovation, which it believes to be the cornerstone of its future growth and international position.
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Fintech InsightsAsia Becomes the Epicentre of Global NFTsAsia is the frontrunner in the NFTs craze with Central and Southeast Asia accounting for 35% of the $22 billion in global trade
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