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SCAN summit targets financing crisis in Nigerian shipping

Daily Trust

SCAN summit targets financing crisis in Nigerian shipping

Indigenous Shipowners are set to convene maritime stakeholders to tackle the financing and regulatory constraints limiting indigenous participation in the nation’s shipping industry. The summit which is being organized by the Shipping…

Daily Trust

Why does Hong Kong need a 5-year plan – and will it crimp its free-market economy?

South China Morning Post

Why does Hong Kong need a 5-year plan – and will it crimp its free-market economy?

As the government completes a public consultation exercise to craft the city’s own five-year plan to align with national development, the first of this five-part series looks at key questions, starting with the need for such a blueprint…

South China Morning Post

Curry Dish, Not Big Mac, Captures Just How Weak Yen Is, BNY Says

A senior strategist at Bank of New York Mellon is using the price of a Japanese fast-food staple to get an accurate snapshot of the yen’s weakness as the impact of the recent intervention fades.

Jane Street Repaying $5.5 Billion Loan in Overhaul of Debt Load

Jane Street is repaying $5.5 billion of floating-rate loans as part of a broader overhaul of its $11 billion debt load.

FG earmarks N156bn tied loan for digital economy

FG earmarks N156bn tied loan for digital economy

Nigeria’s FG allocates N156bn tied loan in 2026 budget, with a significant portion for digital economy development and student housing projects. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-earmarks-n156bn-tied-loan-for-digital-economy/

South Korea's AI Investment Plans

Investments next year could range from 600 billion won to more than 1 trillion won', Min Kyung-seol, South Korea’s deputy finance minister for innovation and growth, said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg's Shery Ahn. (Source…

Commonwealth Bank home loan applications fall 15pc since May

ABC News

Commonwealth Bank home loan applications fall 15pc since May

Australia's largest home lender, the Commonwealth Bank, has seen home loan applications tumble 15 per cent since May, after three interest rate hikes and the federal budget's tax changes.

ABC News

Indonesian Bonds May Have Seen Worst of Selling, Analysts Say

Indonesia’s bond market, the worst performer in Asia, may bounce back as a new central bank chief is expected to support the currency while authorities address concerns about fiscal stability, analysts said.

Your driving records can indicate credit worthiness ─ Mathesis CEO

Your driving records can indicate credit worthiness ─ Mathesis CEO

Mathesis CEO, Winston Osuchukwu, explains how driving records and other data can be leveraged to assess credit worthiness and expand access to credit in Ni Read More…

BusinessAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Supply-demand squeeze could push Mexico home prices up 8% by the end of 2026

Mexico News Daily

Supply-demand squeeze could push Mexico home prices up 8% by the end of 2026

Home prices in Mexico could increase by as much as 7% to 8% by the end of 2026, according to Fitch Ratings’ most recent Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook (GHMO) 2026 , driven by a persistent imbalance between limited housing supply and…

Mexico News Daily

BusinessAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

Gold Steadies as Traders Watch US Inflation for Rate-Hike Clues

Gold steadied, as traders weighed prospects for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while awaiting US inflation data that could provide fresh clues to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.

BusinessAug 11, 2026 · 1 min

China Earnings to Test Rotation From AI to Internet Stocks

A rotation into China’s biggest tech firms from AI infrastructure stocks will be tested this week as earnings are due.