HSBC sells $25 billion Australian home and personal loan portfolio to Blackstone
HSBC , is selling its A$36 billion ($25.30 billion) Australian home and personal loan book to global asset manager Blackstone in the world’s largest-ever home loan portfolio
Big investors think it might be time to buy in South Korea
Global investors pulled back from South Korean stocks through a wild turn in July but are keeping faith with the heavyweight chipmakers on the view
After Credit Suisse, markets find bail-in less credible
When Credit Suisse failed in March 2023, Swiss authorities, against market expectations, set aside the resolution plan and arranged a UBS takeover backed by public
Bahrain raises $1bln in 10-year USD bond; demand exceeds $3bln
Strong demand enabled Bahrain to tighten pricing by 37.5 basis points from IPTs. Bahrain has raised $1 billion through a 10-year USD bond, attracting strong
Dubai’s property sector rounds off 2025 with record sales
December maintained the year’s exceptional momentum, with monthly sales climbing 46.4% in value YoY. Dubai’s property sector capped a historic year in 2025 with a
Gold gains as geopolitical risks and Fed rate-cut bets boost demand
Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday when he appeared in a New York court on charges of narco-terrorism and possession of machine guns and destructive
Wheat steadies after selloff triggered by USDA’s production estimates
Gorey said investor positioning had become more neutral in recent weeks, and that because the Ukraine-Russia war was not impeding grain exports. U.S. wheat futures
Saudi, UAE school operator Almasar Alshamil’s retail IPO raises $47.9mln
Retail offering oversubscribed by 1.21 times, indicating strong investor interest. Almasar Alshamil Education Company, a provider of specialised education in the GCC, has raised SAR
Africa’s domestic debt boom: New evidence from the African Debt Database
Africa’s total public debt has risen more than fourfold since the early 2000s, but just as important as the increase in debt volumes is the
Europe should innovate on defence, play it safe on debt
Strengthening existing safe assets should be a strategic priority for any new joint borrowing. Europe’s looming defence spending needs will put new demands on public
