Japan will revise its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act in the current parliamentary session to prevent sanction-busting by Russia via digital assets, the Cabinet secretary said
The benefit from a weak yen comes more through an increase in the value of profits companies earn overseas, rather than a rise in export volume
Myanmar's military-controlled government has already said it would also accept China's renminbi as an official settlement currency
Risks of a rise in consumer prices and disruption to current-account balances have triggered strong foreign outflows from equities
Sri Lankan central bank's moves include mandatory currency conversion for exporters of goods and services to change their foreign exchange earnings into Sri Lankan rupees
Brad McEvoy of start-up Kademi said he was furious at OFX, formerly known as OzForex, for blocking payments to his Ukrainian workers
The Indian rupee fell to a historic low on Monday, after a sharp rise in global prices of crude oil stirred concern on inflation and possible interest rate hikes by the central bank
Yuan's trade-weighted CFETS basket index rose to 106.07, the highest level since the index was introduced in early 2015, according to a calculation based on official data
Japan's Nikkei sinks 3.2%, Sensex opens 2.3% down, while the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ex-Japan loses 1.6% and Chinese blue chips shed 0.8% amid a sea of red
The transport and logistics company said it was offering customers "various alternative options of payment" for euro and US dollar transactions
The Public Utilities Commission said it was a "black day" for the island nation as it approved the rationing power stations running out of fuel
Official says city would continue to be gateway between the Mainland and international markets, as well as a bridge for international capital