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WARSAW: Shares in Polish gaming company Games Operators rose further on Monday, after doubling on their debut late last week as investors bet on increased interest in gaming during lockdowns due to the coronavirus. Games Operators' shares doubled on Friday from a sale price of 22 zlotys but were...

Brazil appears set to embark cautiously on unconventional monetary policy using small interventions to tackle dysfunction in bond markets, as it does with foreign exchange, but the severity of the crisis may ultimately force it to emulate the dramatic steps taken in the United States and Europe.

TOKYO: Japan boosted its new economic stimulus package on Monday (Apr 20) to a record US$1.1 trillion to expand cash payouts to its citizens, as the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic threatens to push the world's third-largest economy deeper into recession. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe formally ...

HONG KONG: Macau's leader Ho Iat Seng said on Monday (Apr 20) that the world's biggest gambling hub was too dependent on the casino industry, warning that the Chinese territory was facing acute challenges as it emerges from the coronavirus outbreak. Making his 2020 policy address, Ho said the ......

SINGAPORE's banking trio will lower lending rates for government-assisted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) loans to about 2-3 per cent, backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)'s latest move to make funding more affordable for SMEs mauled by the novel coronavirus fallout. 

Japanese airline ANA Holdings on Monday slashed its annual net profit forecast by 71 percent over massive falls in demand and major cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

LONDON: Virgin Atlantic will only survive the coronavirus outbreak if it gets financial support from the British government, the airline's founder Richard Branson said on Monday. Virgin Atlantic last month asked the government for emergency financial help in addition to the coronavirus package ...

Japanese airline ANA Holdings on Monday slashed its annual net profit forecast by 71 percent over massive falls in demand and major cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Danske Bank's board of director will propose that no dividends be paid for 2019, it said in a statement on Monday.

JAKARTA: Three Indonesian digital fintech firms are working with Facebook Inc to apply for regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in the country, an official at the financial regulator said. The plan, if approved, could be among the first such service under the social media firm's unified ...