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Retail Asia01/03/2022

Russia holds vast foreign exchange reserves, a large chunk of which are held offshore, having the potential to upend money markets. The country had international reserves totaling $630 billion at the end of January, consisting of $467 billion in foreign exchange and $132 billion in gold. The rest consists of special drawing rights (SDRs) and IMF reserves, Bank […]

Retail Asia05/05/2021

Real estate companies issued approximately $1 billion worth of bonds, accounting for 62 percent of the total market issuance, in Q1. According to leading brokerage firm SSI Securities Corporation, the total volume of corporate bonds issued in Q1 was VND37.4 trillion (over $1.6 billion), down nearly 24 percent year-on-year. Sixty-two percent, or VND23.15 trillion (nearly […]

Retail Asia24/12/2019

Beauty retailer Bonjour Holdings has warned shareholders of a “substantially increased loss” for the current year as the social unrest and falling Mainland Chinese visitor numbers take their toll. Last year, Bonjour Holdings reported a net loss of HK$39.6 million (US$5 million). In a letter to shareholders, chairman Wilson Ip did not put a figure […]

Retail Asia27/05/2019

Robinsons Retail Holdings will launch up to 150 new stores in the Philippines this year. The firm published a presentation online revealing plans to invest PHP3–5 billion (US$57.8–96.3 million) on the store openings, following expenditure of PHP4.41 billion ($85 million) on openings last year. As at December, it had 1910 stores, including supermarkets, department stores, […]

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Russia’s large holdings of foreign exchange could pose a problem for financial markets.

Real estate developers remain largest bond issuers

Bonjour Holdings warns of substantial loss

Robinsons Retail plans 150 new stores in Philippines