Moscow claims it is retaking territory occupied by Kyiv, but Putin has not shifted forces away from Donetsk
Venture capital funding has dried up in China, prompting a sharp fall in start-up formation
Move to test Beijing’s willingness to de-escalate tensions with Manila
The dispute comes as the country has been attracting billions of dollars in foreign investment
Sberbank and VTB are building footprints in Ukrainian cities despite western sanctions
Only 1% of 2,600 listed companies have signed up to new initiative aimed at boosting valuations
Women under-represented in Stem subjects at university and afterwards are quizzed about plans to start a family
Voters to choose from vast candidate list following radical overhaul labelled an opportunity for organised crime
Slow momentum boosts expectations Beijing will need to boost stimulus
Washington had feared that using weapons risked escalating conflict with Russia
Biden administration seeks to slow flood of cheap Chinese goods with proposed new rules around ‘de minimis’ exemption
Sentiment towards the country’s stock markets has become increasingly pessimistic
Finance minister warns against overreaction as bill threatens smaller-scale renewable investment
UK long-range missiles and French Scalps can destroy Russian air power in minutes but some in the US fear escalation
US automaker plans to use mothballed Tamil Nadu plant to build vehicles for export
Revenues can help make mass travel more sustainable
I’m after any funds replicating an emerging markets ex-Asia index
South African activist campaigned against failings of Jacob Zuma’s administration
Big Four firm pays $62mn fine and fires 11 staff over audit of collapsed developer
Beijing battles demographic crisis and pressure on pension system by keeping population in workforce for longer
Moscow’s move comes ahead of talks between Keir Starmer and Joe Biden on war in Ukraine
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New World Development chief confronts prolonged real estate slump and succession speculation
President once hostile to international financiers switches tack in planned New York meetings
A $500mn blue loan is still in place despite upheaval, thanks to robust monitoring and a tight legal framework
