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Kenanga Investors Launches Asia Pacific ex Japan Focused Fund

The Kenanga Islamic Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Total Return Fund seeks to provide Shariah-compliant long-term capital growth for investors. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 30 October 2023 – Kenanga Investors Berhad (“Kenanga Investors”) has announced the launch of the Kenanga Islamic Asia Pacific (ex Japan) Total Return Fund (“Fund”). The Fund is a Shariah-compliant equity fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of Shariah-compliant equities […]

Kawakin Core-Tech Istanbul branch opens – Providing earthquake resistant technology to Turkey

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – Media OutReach – 29 October 2023 – Kawakin Core-Tech (Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan; President and CEO: Shinkichi Suzuki) has opened its Istanbul branch, the company’s first branch in Turkey. It is scheduled to start operations on 29 October, the 75th anniversary of the Kawakin Holdings Group, which originated with the founding of Kawaguchi Metal Industries, and the 100th anniversary of the founding of Turkey. From […]

G-7 Trade Chiefs Set To Tackle Supply Chains, Economic Coercion

Trade ministers from the world’s most advanced economies will seek strategies to make global supply chains more resilient and governments less vulnerable to economic coercion from the likes of China when they gather in Osaka this weekend. Group of Seven trade ministers convene on Saturday and Sunday against a backdrop of soaring geopolitical risk due […]

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India Inc Divided On Narayana Murthy’s Call For 70-Hour Work Week To Youth

KOLKATABENGALURUCHENNAIMUMBAI: How much time should one devote to work? Do long working hours mean more productivity? How important is the work-life balance in fostering creativity? India Inc seemed to be divided on such questions after Infosys founder Narayana Murthy suggested a 70-hour work week for “youngsters” to make the country competitive globally. While some corporate […]

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JP Morgan Upgrades India To ‘Overweight’ From ‘Neutral’ Ahead Of Elections

MUMBAI: JPMorgan has upgraded the domestic markets to ‘overweight’ (OW) from ‘neutral’ on the “positive historical seasonality to general elections.” The investment bank joins US-based peer Morgan Stanley to flag preference for the Indian markets, which has been the leading performer in the emerging market (EM) pack since 2021. JPMorgan sees cyclical and structural tailwinds […]

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India, UK Trade Ministers Review Progress Of Talks On Proposed FTA

NEW DELHI: India and the United Kingdom on Saturday reviewed the progress of negotiations of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), talks for which have reached the final stage. The progress was reviewed by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch in Osaka, Japan. Both […]

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SHARP Corporation’s Grand 111th Anniversary Event in Singapore Merges Sincerity, Creativity, and Innovation with the Official Launch of SHARP NEC Display Products Across Asia

Experience Cutting-Edge Japanese Technology and High-Performance Displays, Redefining the Vision of Tomorrow SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 27 October 2023 – SHARP Corporation, renowned for its groundbreaking consumer electronics and appliances, has marked its 111th anniversary with an inaugural launch event recently held in Singapore, preceding the grand “SHARP Tech-Day” exhibition scheduled for November 10-12, 2023, in Tokyo. Group photo of management team from SHARP Singapore, distinguished […]

India, Other WTO Members Criticise EU, UK On Steel Safeguard Measures

NEW DELHI: India and some other nations, including Switzerland, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea and Russia, have criticised the EU for deciding against terminating its safeguard measure on imports of certain steel products after carrying out a review. Most argued the EU’s safeguard duty, imposed after the Trump administration in the US slapped additional duties on […]

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US To Withdraw Key Proposal On Digital Trade

NEW DELHI: The United States has decided to withdraw its support for an initiative at the World Trade Organisation on free cross-border data flows without localisation, a move that strengthens India’s approach on retaining control over its data. Washington has decided to withdraw its proposal on digital trade at the global trade body to retain […]

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Siam Paragon Showcases Thailand’s Creative Soft Power at Siam Paragon Bangkok International Fashion Week 2023 (BIFW2023)

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 27 October 2023 – Siam Paragon reinforces its positioning as a ‘World-Class Fashion Destination,’ shining a spotlight on Thai fashion, one of the most significant soft power of the country. This accomplishment is celebrated through the ultimate fashion showcase, “Siam Paragon Bangkok International Fashion Week 2023” (BIFW2023). Under the theme “The Future of Fashion,” the fashion week emphasizes sustainability, to drive […]

Masdar signs 1GW solar, wind projects in Azerbaijan

Arabian Post Staff Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company  Masdar has signed agreements for solar and onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) in Azerbaijan, following the inauguration of the region’s largest operational solar plant, the 230MW Garadagh Solar Park. The strategic agreements cover the progression of the first phase of a 10GW pipeline of renewable energy projects in Azerbaijan signed in June 2022. […]

US Withdraws Proposal On Digital Trade At WTO

NEW DELHI: In a leg-up for India’s consistent stand against global rules on e-commerce, the US has decided to withdraw its proposal on digital trade at the WTO to retain the policy space for regulating big-tech firms. The US proposal on e-commerce rules, withdrawn at the WTO’s Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) on e-commerce on Wednesday, […]

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China property stocks horror story

Matein Khalid The horror story unfolding in China’s property developer stocks and shadow banking system is pure Lehman 100X whose contagion is now guaranteed to spread from the Dragon Empire on an intercontinental scale at the speed of light. Mr. Hui, once the richest Chinese alive after Li Ka-shing, is now in jail as Evergrande becomes the most spectacular property developer to fail in world history. Evergrande […]

India Set To Be World’s Third-Largest Economy By 2030, Says S&P Global

NEW DELHI: India will become the world’s third-largest economy, overtaking Germany and Japan, by 2030 on the strength of its youthful demographic profile and rapidly rising urban household incomes, S&P Global Market Intelligence has projected. Now India is in fifth position. That will result in India becoming the second-largest economy in the Asia-Pacific region, after […]

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Software AG redefines enterprise integration to manage growing chaos of connectivity in hybrid multi-cloud environments

New category of integration platform is necessary to help manage sprawling tech infrastructure. Re-positions Software AG as an enterprise integration company SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 25 October 2023 – Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW), is re-defining enterprise integration with the launch of the ‘Super iPaaS’ – a new category of integration platform necessary to meet the changing needs of large, modern businesses. The ‘Super iPaaS’ will […]

Chubb Promotes Ben McGregor to Head its Property Business in APAC and Japan

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 24 October 2023 – Chubb today announced that Ben McGregor has been promoted to Head of Property, APAC & Japan for its general insurance business, effective 1 December 2023. In his new role, McGregor will be accountable for underwriting and portfolio management across Chubb’s Property line of business in Asia Pacific and Japan. He will be based in Singapore and report directly […]

Three dimensional FX chess game

Matein Khalid The greenback was a one way bet since June when I had strongly recommended selling the Euro at 1.12 and the British pound at 1.31 since relative interest rate spreads/economic data momentum and central bank monetary policy all screamed another “buy me” spasm for King Dollar. The macro tea leaves got murky last week even as the war in Gaza escalates to IDF bombing raids […]

A Year After Rollout, Private 5G Struggles To Find Takers

NEW DELHI: India’s 5G rollout speed may be one of the fastest in the world in just a year of  launch. But where the country is falling behind is in the adoption of private captive networks by its enterprises. India lags behind the US, Japan, Germany, UK and China,  among other geographies, on this parameter, […]

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Japan-UAE non-oil trade up to $7.4 billion

Arabian Post Staff In the first half of 2023, the UAE and Japan shared non-oil trade worth US$7.4 billion, a rise of 4.2 percent compared to the same period in 2022. The UAE’s non-oil exports to Japan exceeded US$718 million, while imports from Japan to the UAE amounted to US$6.3 billion in H1 2023. Re-exports from the UAE to Japan reached US$421 million. The importance of the […]

Biden’s Israel-Ukraine Money Appeal Envisions War-Based Economy

By C.J. Atkins WASHINGTON—Playing the part of classic Cold Warrior in his Thursday night Oval Office speech, President Joe Biden made a sales pitch for a permanent war economy, using democracy as a prop to convince the American people that he needed $105 billion to spend on weapons for Israel, Ukraine, and—unmentioned in his remarks—Taiwan. […]

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Chinese Films Shine at TIFF 2023 and Alibaba Pictures Participates in Promoting Multiple Overseas Masterpieces

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 20 October 2023 – The 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (“TIFF 2023”) will open on October 23. The organizers previously announced that Chinese director Gu Xiaogang has garnered the “2023 Kurosawa Akira Award”, and Chinese actress Zhao Tao will serve as a fellow juror under the International Competition Jury section. Several Chinese films, including “Dwelling by the West Lake” (草木人間), […]

India Says Procurement Helped In Food Security

NEW DELHI: Slamming the US, the European Union, Japan, Australia and Brazil, which are seeking to limit spending on procurement of rice and wheat by agencies such as FCI, India has asked them to shed their “arrogance” and agree to reforming the global trade regime, as its public procurement scheme had helped feed a large […]

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Hamas-Israel War, If Not Contained, Has Potential To Damage Global Economy

By Nilanjan Banik Joseph Campbell, author of “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” and scholar on comparative religions, once recounted a Japanese story. A samurai hunted down his master’s killer and was about to decapitate him when the assassin spat in the samurai’s face. The enraged samurai immediately returned his sword to the sheath and […]

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Chinese Yuan Beats Euro, Is 2nd Most Used Currency In Global Payments System SWIFT

NEW DELHI: The Chinese yuan has surpassed the euro to become the world’s second-most used currency in SWIFT trade settlements, according to data from the international SWIFT system. This marks a significant milestone in China’s efforts to internationalise its currency. As of September 2023, the yuan accounted for 5.8% of international payments, up from 4.82% […]

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