Greater China
China’s central bank is essentially highlighting that only its own digital yuan is legitimate.
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Kotak Mahindra Bank denies it has submitted bid for IDBI Bank
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Japanese brewer Kirin to sell Four Roses to Gallo for $775m
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China steps up crypto crackdown, bans offshore issuance of yuan-pegged stablecoins
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Editor’s Take: The Week That Was—Feb 2-7
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Ant International deepens push into SE Asia’s payment infrastructure stack
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TPG’s debut mid-cap PE fund for Asia garners $742m so far
KKR charts fresh path in secondaries with Arctos buy, diverging from EQT
Ares secures $600m for its Asia funds in Dec quarter
This week, KKR planted its flag in two areas of PE at once—secondaries and sports investing.
Singapore
The region’s competitive digital payment market is now defined by infrastructure depth.
Indonesia
Slow domestic growth and robust regional demand drive expansion strategies.
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Arctos does not have a dedicated secondaries fund.
Leadership stability is not an internal issue; it is systemic with consequences for the entire ecosystem.
The planned layoffs will affect staff in Europe, the US and Singapore.
The Hesai deal is the latest move signaling Grab’s long-term bet on autonomous mobility.
“AI is now the only area worth investing,” said co-founder and CEO Pony Ma.
MSCI’s warning has sharpened attention on long-standing structural issues.
