Volumes at Europe's largest port show impact of regional trade uncertainty even before Trump tariffs were announced. Cargo volumes handled at the Port of Rotterdam fell by nearly 6% in the first quarter of 2025, even before shipping is hit...
Potential downgrades from investment grade outnumber upgrade prospects. The number of global corporate issuers on the verge of being downgraded to “junk” bond status is almost double the number on the cusp of an upgrade from junk to investment grade,...
Nomura has agreed to acquire three companies from Macquarie in a 100% stock purchase transaction. Tokyo-based investment bank Nomura is to buy the U.S. and European public asset management businesses of the Australian asset manager Macquarie Group. Nomura will acquire 100%...
Corporate loans grew by 4.7% during the quarter although SME and retail loans contracted. Bank of Ayudhya or Krungsri saw its net profit rise 20% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to THB7.53b (US$226.95m) in Q1 2025. Corporate loans rose 4.7%, whilst the small and...
Total loans and deposits logged single digit increases during the quarter. Bangkok Bank reported a net profit of THB12.62b (US$380.29m) for Q1 2025, 19.9% year-on-year (YoY) higher from the same quarter in 2024, according to a press release on its...
Total corporate funding in the solar sector reached $4.8 billion across 39 deals in Q1 2025—a 41% decline year-over-year (YoY) compared to $8.2 billion raised through 42 deals in Q1 2024. However, funding was up 20% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) from...
The UAE had recorded total foreign trade of AED5.23 trillion ($1.424 trillion) in 2024, thus posting a 49% increase from AED3.5 trillion ($949 billion) in 2021, according to the World Trade Organisation’s “World Trade Outlook and Statistics” report. This robust...
Countries have agreed a global deal to tackle shipping emissions, after nearly ten years of negotiations. The agreement covers the vast majority of the world's commercial shipping and means that starting in 2028, ship owners will have to use increasingly...
Strong banking and sukuk industry performance led to 10.6% growth for the global Islamic finance industry in 2024, with total sukuk outstanding surpassing $1 trillion for the first time, according to S&P Global Ratings. In 2025, amid increased uncertainty, we...
Vietnam plans to significantly boost its power generation by 2030 through a revised national power plan, emphasizing renewable energy and the reintroduction of nuclear power. The initiative, requiring a $136.3 billion investment, represents over a quarter of Vietnam’s 2024...
