Asias War on Inflation Targets Supply, not Consumers

May 26 Reuters From export bans to price controls, governments in Asia are taking a much more targeted approach than their Western counterparts in curbing global inflationary pressure, a strategy that appears to be working at least for now. While inflation remains a serious economic challenge in Asia, the measures have in many countries helped […]
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KKR Expands in Asia, Armed with 1.1 bln Credit Fund

SINGAPORE, May 25 Reuters KKR has raised 1.1 billion in its inaugural Asia credit fund that provides debt financing to companies, marking what the U.S. private equity firm said was one of the largest such firsttime fundraisings in Asia Pacific. Private credit funds have gained traction in Asia in the last few years as companies tap […]
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Alibaba Waives 2022 Guidance Citing COVID19 Risks

May 26 Reuters Alibaba Group, on Thursday said it would not give a forecast for the current fiscal year due to COVID19 risks as it reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2014. The ecommerce giant said coronavirus resurgence in China, and lockdowns imposed to curb its spread in Shanghai and other […]
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Chipmaker Broadcom to Buy VMware in 61 bln Deal

Reuters Broadcom Inc said on Thursday it will acquire cloud computing company VMware Inc in a 61 billion cashand stock deal, the chipmaker39;s biggest and boldest bid to diversify its business into enterprise software. The acquisition is the second biggest announced globally so far this year, trailing only Microsoft Corp39;s 68.7 billion deal to buy video game maker […]
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Norway Oil and Gas Firms Raise 2022 Investment Forecasts

2022 investment f39;cast raised by 4.8 to NOK 167 bln Pandemicera tax breaks to boost plans for coming years High oil investments underpin Norway rate hikes OSLO, May 27 Reuters Norway39;s oil and gas companies have raised their investment forecasts for 2022 as they take advantage of high petroleum prices and tax incentives to boost […]
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