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Hong Kong’s BEA Sells Non-Life Insurance Assets to AIA Unit
Hong Kong’s BEA Sells Non-Life Insurance Assets to AIA Unit

The Hong Kong-based bank expected to book an aggregate profit of HK$1.534 billion upon completion of the deals, according to a stock exchange filing

Chinese Investors Look for Russia-Related Opportunities
Chinese Investors Look for Russia-Related Opportunities

Jinzhou Port, located in Liaoning province, close to Russia, reached its 10% price limit for six consecutive sessions on the Shanghai Stock Exchange

China Sets 5.5% GDP Growth Target, Indicating More Policy Easing 
China Sets 5.5% GDP Growth Target, Indicating More Policy Easing 

China's higher-than-expected growth target, still the lowest in more than three decades, indicates plans for more fiscal and monetary policy easing to bolster expansion.

Macquarie, KKR in Talks to Buy UK Power Networks – FT
China Warns Insurers Over Russia, Ukraine Exposures
India Plans Post-Elections Rise in Petrol, Diesel Prices
Sumitomo Mitsui Launches Probe After 4 Executives Arrested
Asia Stocks Sink As Nuclear Plant Fire Fuels Ukraine Fears
Custom ESG Indexing Can Challenge Popularity Of ETFs
Analysts Warn of ‘Nuclear Apocalypse’ Risk Over Ukraine

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

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