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Stronger-than-expected trade data from China cheer investors but Nikkei 225 bucks the regional trend, sinking 1.8 per cent on a firmer yen - Feb 8, 10:36am

Bank move puts in place the final building block needed to launch the city-state’s role as southeast Asia’s hub for the Chinese currency - Feb 8, 10:02am

Sino-Japanese tensions over Senkaku Islands escalate after Tokyo accuses Chinese navy of using a weapons radar to target a ship and helicopter - Feb 8, 08:13am

Exports rose 25% in January from a year earlier, the fastest pace since April 2011 while imports rise 28.8%, more than four times December’s figure - Feb 8, 03:49am

Money flowing into Africa-dedicated equity funds in December reached $878.4m, four times the amount in the previous month - Feb 7, 11:11pm

Moves to bring down benchmark interest rate and stimulate long-term borrowing are expected to boost demand for corporate securities - Feb 7, 10:48pm

Japanese shares retreat while single currency slips after ECB leaves policy unchanged but Draghi delivers subdued assessment of the bloc’s outlook - Feb 7, 09:39pm

Frontier markets have outperformed their mainstream counterparts this year, but risks are not about to disappear - Feb 7, 07:59pm

The west’s traditional methods of dealing with Putin’s Kremlin – from realpolitik to reset – have stopped working, writes Lilia Shevtsova - Feb 7, 07:52pm

Lower-quality robusta bean rallies ahead of the Vietnamese holidays, with roasters also tailoring blends for tighter budgets - Feb 7, 06:33pm

It is important to assess whether the work carried out by unaccountable philanthropic groups is reliable and effective, says William Wallis - Feb 7, 06:00pm

Incoming Anglo American chief calls the move ‘out of order’ in the wake of the group’s plans to restructure its struggling platinum business - Feb 7, 05:10pm

The consumer prices index has risen to an annualised growth rate of 6.15 per cent – close to the top of the central bank’s target range - Feb 7, 04:32pm

Aid group is faced with threats and intimidation from extremist groups in Rakhine state, affecting its ability to deliver life-saving medical care - Feb 7, 04:12pm

French carmaker looks belatedly to Brazil, China and Russia for salvation and hopes half of its sales will be outside Europe by 2015 - Feb 7, 03:14pm

Coalition of Nigeria’s four main opposition groups faces its first test when it tries to agree on a presidential candidate for the 2015 election - Feb 7, 12:06pm

Social welfare and land ownership must be reformed if China’ is to make the large-scale urbanisation that drives its economy more permanent - Feb 7, 10:01am

The US has raised a case with the World Trade Organisation over Delhi’s insistence that developers of solar projects must use items made in India - Feb 6, 07:04pm

Economy under further pressure as reserves drop 10% to $13.6bn at the end of January, below the critical threshold of three months’ import cover - Feb 6, 05:29pm

The central bank’s renewed emphasis on price increases affirms investors’ belief that the second-biggest economy is recovering from its downturn - Feb 6, 04:59pm

Analysts warn complex, politically sensitive decisions lie ahead as long-awaited prequalification process is expected to start this month - Feb 6, 04:29pm

Central bank and ministers oppose a proposal from a parliamentary committee to scrap interest payments on bank loans taken out between 2002 and 2008 - Feb 6, 04:23pm

Congress-led coalition government of Manmohan Singh is selling state-owned assets in a bid to cut the country’s budget deficit - Feb 6, 03:49pm

The latest flare-up of tension between China and Japan over the Senkaku islands has brought the dispute to a point that could spark open hostilities - Feb 6, 12:51pm

Investors looking to gain exposure to southeast Asia can still rely on city state’s banks, but heavyweights face tougher competition from the locals - Feb 6, 11:36am