FINANCE

Struggles ahead for India Inc in convertible bonds

By Sumeet Chatterjee and Prakash Chakravarti MUMBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Reliance Communications was lucky a China connection meant it could borrow $1.2 billion to refinance a maturing foreign currency … (read the rest of the story…) Related items Reliance Comm in loan talks with China's CDB: source Craig Stephen's This Week in China: Hong...

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CORRECTED – China as lender of last resort … more than just a loan

(Deletes paragraph 15. Duke's partnerships with Chinese firms preceded and are separate from the credit facility) HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is filling a lending vacuum in Asia as European banks limp home to preserve capital, and is making sure loans have spin-off benefits for Chinese manufacturers and exporters, even at the expense of...

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OFWs say no plan to bring kin to Hong Kong

HONG KONG—For all the xenophobic hoopla raised by Hong Kong residents that foreigners, especially Filipinos, would swamp into their tiny prosperous enclave once the Right of Abode (ROA) law is approved, Filipino domestic workers here say otherwise. (read the rest of the story…) Related items Office rents set to slide in Singapore, Hong Kong...

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Hong Kong: Finance stocks lead way up

SHARES closed 1.30 per cent higher yesterday following another batch of positive US data and International Monetary Fund plans to boost its crisis-fighting coffers. (read the rest of the story…) Related items Hong Kong Relaxes Lenders’ Yuan Capital Rules as Costs Surge Hong Kong shares start 2012 stronger, oil stocks soar Banking cuts cause...

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China as lender of last resort … more than just a loan

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China is filling a lending vacuum in Asia as European banks limp home to preserve capital, and is making sure loans have spin-off benefits for Chinese manufacturers and exporters, even at the expense of the rates they offer. Cash-strapped businesses looking to Chinese banks for loans would do well to...

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Dim Sum Loans May Triple This Year as BoCom Sees ‘Golden Era’

Yuan loans in Hong Kong may triple this year as the currency becomes more globally accepted in trade and finance, according to Bank of Communications Ltd., China’s fifth-largest lender by market value. (read the rest of the story…) Related items Dim Sum Loans in Hong Kong May Triple This Year as BoCom Sees ‘Golden...

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Govt announces research deals with China

The government said Tuesday it had signed deals with China to research stem cells and smart grids, after finance minister George Osborne held talks with officials in Beijing aimed at attracting investment. (read the rest of the story…) Related items HK govt to increase residential land supply Analysis – China’s big banks cushioned from...

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Hong Kong clean air targets fail to impress

Environmentalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment at new clean-air targets for Hong Kong, as research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year. (read the rest of the story…) Related items 13. A conscientious budget China to Let Smaller Groups List in Hong Kong Banking cuts cause luxury rents to drop in Hong...

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Fried Frank Continues to Expand Its Hong Kong Corporate Practice With the Addition of Prominent Corporate Lawyer …

HONG KONG and NEW YORK , Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced today the continued expansion of its Hong Kong Corporate practice with the addition of Carolyn … (read the rest of the story…) Related items Winston & Strawn Expands M&A, Corporate Finance and Private Equity Capabilities as...

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Reasons Why Hong Kong is the Easiest Country to Do Business

American think tank Heritage Foundation released last week the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom with Hong Kong on top of the list. The report is a measure of economic freedom or the ease of (read the rest of the story…) Related items 13. A conscientious budget Dim Sum Loans May Triple This Year as...

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