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ASIA: Local governments in China are facing a debt crisis, with direct debt exceeding 120% of revenue, which is more than what Beijing has unofficially said is an acceptable debt level. The country's explicit local government debt nearly doubled over five years to the equivalent of $5.14 trillion last year, and there are rapidly
ASIA: The US and Japan have agreed to not impose export duties on critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries. The agreement is aimed at reinforcing supply chains and reducing dependence on China, which currently dominates the sector. The US law requires 40% of critical minerals in eligible EV batteries to be extracted from
ASIA: Japan's economy narrowly averted a recession in the final months of 2022, barely growing on frail consumption after shrinking in the third quarter, revised data showed, underscoring the challenge for policymakers trying to shore up a wobbly recovery. Record high inflation and slowing global growth amid sweeping monetary tightening across many countries
ASIA: Asia was an outlier for Zara owner Inditex last year, the only region where profits fell as China faced COVID-19 lockdowns, while profit ballooned in the Americas, the fashion retailer's annual report showed on Thursday. Inditex, the world's biggest fashion retailer, reported record annual sales on Wednesday. It has been expanding in the
ASIA: India's domestic economy is its primary engine of growth and the slowdown in economic activity late last year will only be temporary, said Moody's Analytics on Tuesday. Citing that the private consumption lagging overall GDP for the first time since the Delta wave of Covid-19 struck the economy in the second quarter of 2021,