BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, announced today the launch of Aladdin Climate, a software-based solution enabling financial institutions and investors to quantify and measure the physical risk of climate change and the transition risk to a low-carbon economy on their portfolios, using climate-adjusted security valuations and risk metrics. According to BlackRock, the new platform […]
China’s first online order by Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DECP) was made by a Suzhou online shopper at JD.com on December 11, right after Suzhou’s government kicked off the Double 12 shopping festival and issued RMB 20 million DCEP in partnership with The People’s Bank of China, the central bank of China. Suzhou is the first city to test online consumption scenarios by DCEP, with JD Digits (JDD) providing support in technology and services, helping connect financial institutions with online purchasing applications. JDD is the first technology company to test the DCEP in China with state-owned banks, connected with online
Due to weakness in bakery and food concept divisions, coupled with the turmoil in Hong Kong, BreadTalk Group is likely to report a loss for the financial year ended December 31, 2019.
Data from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) showed the disbursement of bank loans grew only 6.53 percent year-on-year in October, the slowest pace since 2016.