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SINGAPORE: Singapore launched a new corporate structure for investment funds with 20 so-called Variable Capital Companies (VCC) on Wednesday (Jan 15), a scheme designed to attract more funds to base themselves in the country. The new framework will give fund managers greater flexibility in share ...

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co unveiled the first sport-utility vehicle (SUV) under its Genesis brand on Wednesday, a move analysts said was crucial for the premium marque's expansion in overseas markets.

THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Wednesday launched a new variable capital companies (VCC) grant scheme to help fund managers defray costs when incorporating or registering a VCC.

German economic growth plummeted in 2019, official data is expected to show Wednesday, stoking renewed debate about how to use fiscal surpluses to boost gross domestic product.

Investor Jeffrey Ubben, already betting there is money to be made from coaxing corporations into being better citizens, gained an ally on Tuesday when BlackRock Inc chief Laurence Fink told companies to tackle climate change or face his wrath.

WASHINGTON: Key dates in the trade battle between the United States and China, that on Wednesday are due to sign a preliminary trade deal to end an almost two-year standoff. READ: US, China set to sign vital trade truce MARCH 2018: TAX ON STEEL, ALUMINUM On Mar 8, President Donald Trump...

The world's two dominant economic powers, the United States and China, are poised to sign a trade truce Wednesday that will allow businesses around the globe to breathe a sigh of relief.

Malaysia Airlines has suspended delivery of Boeing 737 MAX jets due this year, the airline told Reuters in an email on Wednesday.

Investment in Britain's tech sector surged 44per cent to a record US$13.2 billion pounds in 2019, accounting for a third of all European funding and exceeding the total in France and Germany combined, the UK government's Digital Economy Council said on Wednesday.

Stocks were steady in early Asian trade on Wednesday as investors awaited the signing of an initial U.S.-China trade deal, with sentiment somewhat dented by comments from the U.S. Treasury Secretary's that tariffs would remain in place for now.