Malaysia
Expedited passes for VCs and unicorns, were among the announcements.
HK-listed asset manager Value Partners Group CEO steps down
PE firm Advent to invest $297m in India's Apollo HealthCo
PE firm L Catterton buys into Italy's affordable cosmetics brand KIKO in $1.5b deal
Shanghai presses ahead into secondary market with new 10b yuan fund
India Digest: Lyskraft raises $26m; Capria Ventures closes India Opportunity Fund at $19m
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World
The social media company expects to win a legal challenge to block the ban.
Binance agreed to a $4.32-billion criminal penalty.
Indonesia
There has not been any formal request from Alipay to Bank Indonesia.
The Hive Climate Al and China Galaxy Securities, meanwhile, are set to launch their funds in the country.
Greater China
PwC resigned as Evergrande’s auditor early last year amid disagreements over matters relating to the audit of its 2021 accounts.
China will also relax restrictions on foreign strategic investments in Chinese-listed firms.
The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps, Apple said.
US index providers and asset managers channeled $6.5b last year to 63 Chinese companies flagged by the US government.
The new bill would give ByteDance a year to sell the short-video app.