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Business news: the past week in Asia

26 Feb 2010 Market wrap
BoCom announces plans for a rights issue, while Morgan Stanley moves closer to selling its stake in CIC. Hong Kong said it would raise taxes to deflate a potential property bubble and Dai-ichi Life’s targets what would be the world’s largest IPO this year.
Opinion: India must try harder in race for energy assets

24 Feb 2010 Editorial, Commodities, Energy
Asian state firms have been vying for oil and gas assets abroad, notably China and South Korea, to reduce dependence on imports. Now India has joined the fray, but its firms need to improve their public relations.
Business news: the past week in Asia

11 Feb 2010 Market wrap
Australia’s richest man gets Chinese funding for a mega-mine, Kirin and Suntory end merger discussions, Temasek launches a new US$4 billion fund, and Taiwan lets its chip- and screen-makers invest more into the mainland.
Asia export slowdown could halt central bank rate hikes

09 Feb 2010 Nations & economies
The growth of exports in the region could begin to taper off this year, prompting central banks might to keep fiscal and monetary policy more accommodative than previously thought.
Won, rupee, New Taiwan dollar set for rebound

09 Feb 2010 Foreign exchange
Risk aversion should subside in the next few weeks and the three Asian currencies are set to be key beneficiaries for revaluation, believes a senior Asia strategist.
Korean regulators respond to revival in private equity

08 Feb 2010 M&A, Private equity
The return of private equity activity in South Korea has prompted regulators to urge investment in the asset class. They introduced tax benefits and are seeking to relax rules over the creation of funds, says Mergermarket.
Country deals of the year: South Korea

01 Feb 2010 Bonds, Polls & awards
Regular borrower Kexim was the perfect candidate to re-open Asia ex-Japan’s G3 currency debt markets with its US$2 billion, five-year deal last January. It earns our nod as South Korea's best deal of the past year.
Little upside left in Indian rupee, says HSBC

29 Jan 2010 Nations & economies, Foreign exchange
The bank notes that the rupee is now the fourth most expensive Asian currency against the US dollar. HSBC is tipping the Korean won, the New Taiwan dollar and Indonesia’s rupiah to appreciate more strongly.
BNP Paribas adds trio in Korean equities

26 Jan 2010 Stock & exchange, Market move
The French bank has hired Eric Yun as head of domestic sales, Jay Koo joins as head of international sales, and Joon Park as head of sales trading. It comes as the bank continues to beef up its Korean securities business.
Business news: the past week in Asia

22 Jan 2010 Market wrap
China's GDP grew at 10.7% in the fourth quarter, raising the liklihood of monetary tightening, while regulators also ordered some China banks to halt lending to rein in credit growth. Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection and SocGen ran into trouble in India’s equities market.
Former ‘Asian Tiger’ economies on comeback trail

12 Jan 2010 Stock & exchange, Nations & economies
The region’s developed economies have rebounded strongly from the financial crisis and stand to benefit from a recovery in global trade, says a fund manager.
Business news: the past week in Asia

08 Jan 2010 Market wrap
Japan’s government names a new finance minister while Beijing edges up local borrowing rates. The Philippines enjoys great demand for its bond reopening, while firms set to list on the ChiNext exchange are enjoying such good demand that the bourse could alter its rules to dampen investor enthusiasm.

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South Korea

Business news: the past week in Asia

Opinion: India must try harder in race for energy assets

Business news: the past week in Asia

Asia export slowdown could halt central bank rate hikes

Won, rupee, New Taiwan dollar set for rebound

Korean regulators respond to revival in private equity

Country deals of the year: South Korea

Little upside left in Indian rupee, says HSBC

BNP Paribas adds trio in Korean equities

Business news: the past week in Asia

Former ‘Asian Tiger’ economies on comeback trail

Business news: the past week in Asia

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