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    Trading & Investment

    India to Develop GIFT City Markets for REITs, InvITs

    By Ajoy K Das | 24/01/2024

    Expert committee formed to recommend policy measures to facilitate the development of a REITs and InvITs ecosystem in GIFT City.

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    Trading & Investment

    BIS Sets Out Priorities for Next Review of FX Global Code

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/01/2024

    BIS Market Committee Chair John Williams says the GFXC should expand adoption to more types of institutions and continue work on reducing FX settlement risk.

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    Trading & Investment

    Chinese Premier Calls for More “Forceful” Measures to Stabilise Stock Market

    By Editors | 23/01/2024

    Premier Li Qiang emphasised the need to enhance the quality and investment value of listed companies and persuade more medium and long-term funds to invest in stocks.

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    Trading & Investment

    Bangladesh Lifts Floor Price Restrictions on Stocks

    By Ajoy K Das | 23/01/2024

    BSEC initially set the restrictions to prevent a stock market free-fall, but the move prompted foreign fund managers avoiding the Bangladesh market entirely.

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    Trading & Investment

    iFast Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Bond Market in Malaysia

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/01/2024

    SGX-listed iFast Corp aims to launch its bond trading services in Malaysia in the second half of 2024.

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    Trading & Investment

    India’s IFSC Inks Pact for Hydrogen Trading Platform in GIFT City

    By Ajoy K Das | 22/01/2024

    The collaboration will develop a Global Green Hydrogen Price Index that will serve as benchmark for price discovery.

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    Payments & Settlements

    Cambodia Securities Exchange Introduces USD Settlements

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/01/2024

    CSX says investors can now trade local currency stocks but settle their transactions in US dollars, which will increase market accessibility.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Hong Kong Firm Targets Spot Bitcoin ETF Launch in Q1

    By Nithya Subramanian | 22/01/2024

    Venture Smart Financial Holdings aims to accumulate USD 500 million in assets under management by the end of 2024.

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    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan to Lower Shareholding Disclosure Threshold to Five Percent

    By Mark Johnston | 21/01/2024

    The reporting and announcement procedures will also be streamlined so that only three pieces of information must be reported.

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    Sustainable Finance

    SET Unveils Three-Year Plan to Boost Thai Capital Market

    By Mark Johnston | 21/01/2024

    The plan includes support for ESG initiatives and the introduction of new products such as small size Thai shares and inverse ETFs.

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