The global lithium-ion battery market exceeded $150 billion in 2025, an increase of over 20 per cent from 2024, but its economic and strategic significance extends far beyond market size. Batteries are becoming a cornerstone of the automotive sector, a...
Deutsche Bank announced that it has raised €500 million in a new green bond offering, the first by the bank to be issued under the EU’s European Green Bond (EuGB) standard. Adopted by the EU in November 2023, and taking...
The UK has chosen HSBC's, opens new tab blockchain platform to run the country's pilot issuance of tokenised or digital government bonds, the bank said, a move that puts Britain ahead of its G7 peers in exploring blockchain-based sovereign...
Venture capital investment for fintechs in the region also fell to its lowest in a decade. Fintech investment and deal activity in Asia Pacific continued to buck the trend in 2025— this time recording a decline while global fintech investments...
Thailand's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, boosted by industrial and retail trade, official data showed on Monday, though the agriculture sector slowed. Gross domestic product grew 2.5% in the October-December...
Westpac Banking Corp's hit a record high after Australia's third-largest bank by market value beat first-quarter profit estimates and forecast resilient credit demand. The bank reported first-quarter unaudited net profit of A$1.9 billion ($1.35 billion), 6% higher than the average...
NatWest, opens new tab reported a 24% jump in annual profit, just ahead of forecasts, and set more ambitious performance targets as it steps up investment in Britain's costly but potentially lucrative wealth management market. The British bank posted 2025...
Recapitalization transaction for Rockefeller closed in the quarter. IGM Financial Inc. announced Q4 adjusted net earnings of $301.4 million, a 20.6% year-over-year quarterly increase and a record high. Fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share came in at a record $1.27. Q4 net...
The financing is guaranteed by the French state. European satellite firm Eutelsat has signed almost €975 million in export credit agency (ECA) financing to procure low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for its OneWeb constellation. The funds will support Eutelsat’s contract with Airbus...
Total global fintech funding hit US$116 billion, up from US$95.5 billion in 2024, according to the report. Investment in the UK financial technology world plummeted by more than 20 per cent last year to the lowest levels since the start...
