Swire Pacific Ltd., a Hong Kong-listed conglomerate, is in advanced talks to buy a minority stake in Indonesian health-care group PT Pertamina Bina Medika IHC, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Days before this weekend’s presidential election, a top contender was killed, but he remains on the ballot. The man tapped to take his place hopes to win — and repair his wounded country.
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Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad has continued his public push for revenue-increasing measures that will help balance the country’s budget in 2024. Privately, however, his team is starting to acknowledge that he may break his promises and run a deficit next year.
Some regions of India are bracing for more torrential rain, raising the risk of further causalities after natural calamities such as floods and lightning killed 2,000 people during the current monsoon season.
Taiwan’s economy is likely to grow less than 2% this year, according to the government’s latest forecast, in another sign the global electronics slump may persist longer than expected.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s founding chief executive, Joseph Yam, has emerged as the leading candidate to become the next chairman of city’s stock exchange, according to people familiar with the matter.
The producer of the “The Voice of China” saw its stock tumble by the most on record after a viral video of allegations that a deceased pop star was unfairly treated during her time on the popular televised singing show.
UK retail sales fell more than expected in July after a spell of cool and rainy weather kept people out of shops at a moment consumers are becoming more cautious with spending.
Norwegian households expect somewhat faster inflation over the next year than they foresaw a quarter ago, signaling that price pressure in the Nordic country isn’t abating.
