Its Q3 net interest margins come in at 1.99%, compared with 1.92% a year ago. Australia’s Westpac Banking said wider margins and lending and deposits gains helped it post slightly higher third-quarter profit, sending its shares surging more than 5...
But the digital assets space has amassed nearly equal to its total 2024 investments. Fintech investments and deals slowed considerably in the first half of 2025 on ongoing geopolitical tensions and trade policies, said KPMG. Total fintech investment— including mergers &...
Amid volatility swings in public markets, both investors and borrowers continue to seek out private credit, according to CVC research. The alternative asset manager’s second-quarter credit report said that European direct lending is up by 44 per cent and 56...
Thailand's central bank lowered its policy rate to a near three-year low on Wednesday to boost a slowing economy grappling with U.S. tariffs, falling prices and weak foreign tourist arrivals, with further policy easing seen later this year. As widely...
Bahrain's economy grew at 2.7% at constant prices during the first quarter this year, mainly driven by an increase in both non-oil and oil activities by 2.2% and 5.3% YoY, respectively, reported BNA, citing the Economic Quarterly Report for...
The Gulf country continues to punch above its weight when it comes to FDI attraction. The UAE was, once again, the world’s top foreign direct investment performer last year, relative to the size of its economy, followed by Namibia and...
Malta was the biggest improver, while Uganda lost the most ground. Malta is the highest climber in the 2025 edition of the Greenfield FDI Performance Index, jumping 50 places from last year to rank 33rd overall. It is one of several...
Energy investment shored up FDI in the western Balkan country last year. North Macedonia is the highest-ranking country in emerging Europe in this year’s reading of the Greenfield FDI Performance Index, ranking sixth overall. With a population of less than 2mn...
The Reserve Bank of Australia board slashes the main cash rate by a quarter point to 3.6%. Australia’s central bank cut interest rates on Tuesday (Aug 12) for a third time this year and signalled further policy easing might be...
The return was led by equities, which rose by 6.7%. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund returned 5.7 per cent and slightly missed its target in the first six months of 2025. The US$1.9 trillion fund’s return was led by equities, which rose...
