Former property tycoon Srettha Thavisin won the parliamentary vote to become Thailand’s new prime minister, raising hope for a further rally in the country’s assets after being battered for months due to political stalemate.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a discussion of economic measures next month after ordering the ruling party to present an outline of gasoline and other fuel price relief measures by the end of August.
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., one of China’s largest independent carmakers, posted first-half earnings that beat estimates, weathering a price war that continues to hit the industry.
Record pay rises and the slide in property prices caused the biggest improvement in UK housing affordability in more than a decade, a glimmer of hope for young buyers who have been priced out by stretched valuations.
Chinese investors are gradually returning to Dubai’s real estate market, joining Russian and other international buyers who have already pushed property prices in the emirate to record levels.
Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX is reducing its staff by 12%, after the platform’s revenues were hit by an ongoing slump in virtual currency trading.
Claims for weather-related incidents are set to exceed $100 billion for the third year in a row, as floods, hail and wildfires linked to climate change become more frequent.
In an era of soaring interest rates and intense competition, fintechs are increasingly deciding they need to become banks to ensure their longterm survival. They’re also finding that doing so isn’t easy.
South Korea will call for people to clear off the streets when it conducts its first nationwide civil defense drills in six years, which come as North Korea made a fresh threat of nuclear war on the peninsula.
Rising onion prices in India pose a greater risk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government than a recent spike of 700% in tomatoes, forcing authorities to take fresh steps to curb food inflation before key polls.
