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    Trading & Investment

    Shanghai and Astana Exchanges Sign New Cooperation Pact

    By Editors | 02/07/2025

    The agreement aims to enhance cooperation in areas such as stock and debt product development and market promotion.

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    Structural Regulation

    China Extends Tax Incentives for Foreign Firms to Bolster Investment

    By Editors | 02/07/2025

    China has extended a preferential tax policy for foreign firms that reinvest profits into the country, a move aimed at boosting investor confidence.

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    Trading & Investment

    China Lifts Freeze on Granting Outbound Investment Quotas

    By Editors | 02/07/2025

    The move ends a 13-month pause on new quotas, signalling an easing of capital controls amid a stable yuan and recovering domestic markets.

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    Trading & Investment

    Philippines Cuts Stock Trading Tax to Boost Market Competitiveness

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2025

    A new law cuts the stock transaction tax from 0.6% to 0.1% to boost market liquidity and competitiveness. A significant […]

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    Trading & Investment

    HKEX Extends Onshore IRS Tenor to 30 Years via Swap Connect

    By Editors | 01/07/2025

    The change extends the maximum contract length from 10 years to 30 years, which will help to better meet the risk management needs of long-term investors.

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    Trading & Investment

    Korea Lifts 14-Year-Old ‘Kimchi Bond’ Investment Curbs

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/07/2025

    BOK aims to improve foreign exchange liquidity and ease downward pressure on the won by removing the 14-year-old restriction.

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    Trading & Investment

    NSE Set to Launch Electricity Futures with Liquidity Scheme

    By Editors | 01/07/2025

    NSE will offer incentives to two market makers to boost trading in its new electricity futures contracts launching on 11 July.

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    Trading & Investment

    Hong Kong: New Position Limits for Key Derivatives Set to Take Effect

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/07/2025

    The SFC says the increase in position limits will provide greater flexibility for market participants in their trading activities.

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    Trading & Investment

    TAIFEX Authorises Trading of New US, Japan Derivatives

    By Editors | 30/06/2025

    The move adds two agricultural options and two energy options from US exchanges and four new daily futures contracts from Japan’s TFX.

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    Structural Regulation

    Cboe Applies for Australian Listings Licence in Challenge to ASX

    By Editors | 29/06/2025

    Cboe Australia has applied to ASIC to launch a listings market in Q3, seeking to position itself as a lower-cost alternative to the ASX.

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