CHINA will issue 750 billion yuan (S$145.9 billion) three-year special treasury bonds on Dec 12, the finance ministry said in a statement on Friday (Dec 9), as the economy was hobbled by Covid woes and a property downturn.
BRITAIN on Friday (Dec 9) hit the UK arm of Spanish banking giant Santander with a fine of almost £108 million ($S154 million), after uncovering “serious and persistent gaps” in its anti-money laundering controls.
