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Environmental, social and governance rules require investors to avoid defence stocks, discouraging big investors such as pension funds, while China and Russia have nationalised defence industries.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has also enlisted Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas and the Bank of China to help develop a global carbon market
The amount is "nearly 170% of the total raised in the first half of this year by all China-focused private equity and venture capital groups," the FT reported.
Investors were buoyed by news the US may scrap some tariffs on Chinese goods but new Covid outbreaks in eastern China weighed on any gains
Investor sentiment remains muted due to widespread fears of a global economic slowdown though Tokyo and China still found gains
KDDI shares declined about 4% on Monday after the biggest outage in the history of Japan's No-2 wireless carrier hit almost 40 million users
Rating agency Moody's is reviewing the Shanghai-based group as it sees a 'contagion risk' spreading to scores of companies across China, the US and Europe
Fears over a worldwide economic slowdown dragged indexes across the region down with losses in Tokyo, Shanghai and Taipei
The London-based bank is preparing to relaunch its business in India at a time when it is increasing its focus on Asia - its biggest region in terms of profit generation
The new firm will take over rights and obligations of Sakhalin Energy Investment Co, in which the two Japanese companies and Shell hold just under a 50% stake
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