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China agrees to invest $3 billion in Indonesia sovereign wealth fund

JAKARTA (Reuters) – China’s Silk Road Fund (SRF) has signed an agreement to invest up to 20 billion yuan ($2.99 billion) in Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, the funds said on Monday, a deal some analysts said could deter Western investors from the Indonesian fund. The agreement allows for investment in all sectors open to foreigners …

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‘Sell premium’ – Thailand discourages discounts, wants high value tourists

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s hotels, businesses and private hospitals should refrain from offering big discounts to lure tourists and focus instead on raising the country’s value as a premium travel destination, government ministers said on Monday. Thailand has received about 2 million foreign visitors in the first six months of this year, a steady revival …

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Evergrande canvassing creditors’ support against winding-up petition -source

By Xie Yu and Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -China Evergrande Group is reaching out to its offshore creditors for their support to fight a lawsuit in a Hong Kong court aimed at liquidating the embattled property developer, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Evergrande, which is deemed to be in …

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Analysis-China casts giant shadow over emerging nations’ chase for debt relief

By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – From a $360 million project to expand Zambia’s international airport in Lusaka to a $1.4 billion city port in Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo, China is the missing piece in the puzzle of a number of debt talks under way in developing markets. The second-largest economy and the …

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Singapore-based crypto lender Vauld suspends withdrawals

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Singapore-based crypto lending and trading platform Vauld said on Monday it would suspend withdrawals and trading and seek new investors, the latest sign of stress in the embattled crypto industry. Vauld CEO Darshan Bathija said in a blog post that it was facing “financial challenges” due to: “the volatile market conditions, …

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