S. KOREA’S SOVEREIGN DEBT FALLS TO THE LOWEST LEVELTHIS WEEK

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• S. Korea’s sovereign debt falls to the lowest level this week.
• The spread on credit default swaps (CDSs) for South Korea came in at 19 basis points.
• In 2020 the country's CDS premium rose to 57 basis points in l...

S. KOREAN STOCKS END UP OVER INVESTORS BUYING LOCAL STOCKS

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• S. Korean stocks end up over investors buying local stocks.
• KOSPI stocks rose 8.58 points, or 0.27 percent.
• Samsung Electronics stocks added 0.49 percent to 828,000 won.
• Naver stocks fell 0.66 percent to 378,00...

CHINA URGES CREDIT RATING AGENCIES TO IMPROVE THEIR RATING MODELS

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• China urges credit rating agencies to improve their rating models.
• The agencies are asked to strengthen corporate governance and bolster information disclosure.
• Bond credit rating has been under complaint by investors in ...

CHINA’S FORTUNE DOES A SWIFT VOLTE-FACE WHILE COVID-19 SUBJUGATES OTHER NATIONS

• As most nations around the world engage in a hard fought battle with new lockdowns and layoffs in the face of the soaring pandemic, just one major economy has swung back after bringing the coronavirus mostly under tight supervision: China.
• The Chinese economy rose 2.3 percent l...

FOREIGN INVESTORS SELL JAPANESE STOCKS EVERY WEEK

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• Foreign investors have been the net sellers of Tokyo stocks for 13 weeks.
• BlackRock’s Investment Institution (BII) downgrades Japanese stocks to weigh down in March.
• Foreign investors account for 70% of the trade flows in ...

Positive global signs make Sensex jumps 140 points, Nifty tops 12,150

Domestic equity market began with positive gains on Friday. Taking signs from other Asian countries were also trading higher. Post the Christmas break, US market hit top closing highs as it resumed trading on 26 December. Foreign investors continued to make investments into Indian markets.

Foreign Investors in UAE will now have ownership of up to 100% of businesses in the investment zones

In its most recent efforts for attracting foreign investment, the UAE is preparing a draft law which would allow the foreigners to own up to 100% of businesses in the maritime industry following certain criteria. The Chairman, as well as, the Infrastructure Development Minister of the United Arab...