Pakistan is poised to become the latest partner in a China-centred trading network, known as the Belt and Road Initiative, to sell “panda bonds”. Islamabad seeks to raise as much as US$250 million through its first-ever sale of the bonds – yuan-denominated debt instruments sold by foreign entities in mainland China’s onshore market – as early as this week. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb confi...
Pakistan is poised to become the latest partner in a China-centred trading network, known as the Belt and Road Initiative, to sell “panda bonds”. Islamabad seeks to raise as much as US$250 million through its first-ever sale of the bonds – yuan-denominated debt instruments sold by foreign entities in mainland China’s onshore market – as early as this week. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb confirmed on Saturday that Islamabad was preparing to access Chinese capital markets with the sale – the...
French president reaches out to new allies after setbacks in relations with his country’s former colonies in west Africa A French-African summit held every few years since 1973 is taking place in a non-francophone country for the first time on Tuesday as Emmanuel Macron tries to rebuild France’s role on the continent after setbacks in its former colonies. More than 30 heads of state and government...
French president reaches out to new allies after setbacks in relations with his country’s former colonies in west Africa A French-African summit held every few years since 1973 is taking place in a non-francophone country for the first time on Tuesday as Emmanuel Macron tries to rebuild France’s role on the continent after setbacks in its former colonies. More than 30 heads of state and government are meeting in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, for this year’s iteration of the summit. Named Africa Forward, it is being seen by analysts as an attempt by France to court new allies. Continue reading...
Aditya Chakrabortty on the Labour leader’s predicament – and if he may be the last prime minister of the two-party system In these highly polarised times, dunking on the prime minister – and this PM in particular – is the one thing that seems to unite people in fury, disappointment and loathing. So as he rolled his sleeves up to address the nation on Monday morning, after one of the worst election...
Aditya Chakrabortty on the Labour leader’s predicament – and if he may be the last prime minister of the two-party system In these highly polarised times, dunking on the prime minister – and this PM in particular – is the one thing that seems to unite people in fury, disappointment and loathing. So as he rolled his sleeves up to address the nation on Monday morning, after one of the worst election results in Labour’s history, Keir Starmer had quite the job on his hands. The Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty was watching – and wincing. “There are times when I watch Keir Starmer promising he’s going to change,” he said. “He looks to me like a guy on the verge of divorce, holding flowers from the nearest petrol station and saying: 'Trust me. Honestly, it’s going to be different this time. Honestly, love, stick with me.’” But why does there seem to be such antagonism towards the Labour leader – and can anyone guide the party out of the mess they have found themselves in? Continue reading...
SYDNEY & BOSTON & LONDON, May 12, 2026--Secure Code Warrior, a leader in AI software governance and developer security upskilling, announced it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and has launched new interactive, hands-on training modules now available within the Secure Code Warrior platform. The new modules enable developers and engineers to build...
SYDNEY & BOSTON & LONDON, May 12, 2026--Secure Code Warrior, a leader in AI software governance and developer security upskilling, announced it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS), and has launched new interactive, hands-on training modules now available within the Secure Code Warrior platform. The new modules enable developers and engineers to build Secure by Design habits, maintain continuous risk awareness, and adopt secure operational practices
Recent reports from The Information suggest that Anthropic , the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind Claude, has committed $200 billion over five years to Google Cloud for additional compute capacity and custom chips. While neither company has yet officially confirmed the exact dollar value, the story underscores a larger truth: The AI era is reshaping hyperscale infrastructure deals, and ...
Recent reports from The Information suggest that Anthropic , the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind Claude, has committed $200 billion over five years to Google Cloud for additional compute capacity and custom chips. While neither company has yet officially confirmed the exact dollar value, the story underscores a larger truth: The AI era is reshaping hyperscale infrastructure deals, and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) sits at the center. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
(RTTNews) - The Thai Stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sinking almost 30 points or 1.8 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,490-point plateau although it's expected to open higher on Tuesday. The global fore
(RTTNews) - The Thai Stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, sinking almost 30 points or 1.8 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath the 1,490-point plateau although it's expected to open higher on Tuesday. The global fore
格隆汇5月12日｜随着业绩表现持续恶化，KKR将向其与Future Standard共同管理的一只私募信贷基金注入3亿美元的资金。根据周一发布的声明，KKR将斥资1.5亿美元购买优先股，并以每股11美元的价格，对FS KKR Capital Corp.价值1.5亿美元的普通股发起要约收购。若该股股价从上周收盘的10.84美元反弹至18.83美元，优先股可转换为普通股。董事会还批准了一项为期约一年的...
格隆汇5月12日｜随着业绩表现持续恶化，KKR将向其与Future Standard共同管理的一只私募信贷基金注入3亿美元的资金。根据周一发布的声明，KKR将斥资1.5亿美元购买优先股，并以每股11美元的价格，对FS KKR Capital Corp.价值1.5亿美元的普通股发起要约收购。若该股股价从上周收盘的10.84美元反弹至18.83美元，优先股可转换为普通股。董事会还批准了一项为期约一年的3亿美元股票回购计划，同时KKR同意在未来四个季度放弃其应得部分激励费用。