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An agreement will allow firms with a primary listing on Bursa Malaysia’s main market to apply for a secondary listing on HKEX as a Recognised Stock Exchange; it follows agreements with Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand; MSCI has launched an ECM partnership with the SGX.

The Indian renewable energy power producer is looking to accelerate industrial decarbonisation, including for Bharat Aluminium, through large-scale solar and wind projects.

Shell’s $1.8bn sale of Sprng Energy to a BlackRock-backed Aditya Birla unit highlights a growing strategic divergence as European majors recycle capital while Asian conglomerates aggressively scale their clean energy portfolios.

Shanghai has been handed more tools, including the acceleration of offshore loans and digital trade, to aid offshore financial services in a boost to the city as a global financial hub; there is also cooperation with Hong Kong.

Anthony Yap will head up leveraged finance for Australia and New Zealand, while Maria Chua is joining the Southeast Asia team.

HKMC’s inaugural public digital bond is the largest digital bond issuance globally to date and the first from a public-sector entity in Hong Kong.

The oversubscribed Euro offering is in three tranches of 8, 12 and 20 years, and follows green bond issuances in Hong Kong and Australia in H1 2026.

As the Japanese insurer expands investments in alternative assets, Blackstone will provide investment management services to Japan’s largest private asset owner across private credit and real estate.