bankruptcies

Japan

Japan sees most bankruptcies in a decade amid rising costs

Japan saw the highest number of bankruptcies since 2013 in the six months through September, as companies were increasingly hit by rising costs.
High debt a concern as Singapore faces its most severe downturn, says Menon of MAS

Singapore economy

High debt a concern as Singapore faces its most severe downturn, says Menon of MAS

The economic and health crisis brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic will have quite some ways to go. “We are not at the beginning of the end,” says Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Singapore economy

Singapore bankruptcies started surging even before coronavirus hit

The number of individuals filing for bankruptcy soared 47% from a year earlier to 434 in January, the highest since October 2004, according to the latest data from the Law Ministry’s Insolvency Office.

China Focus

Bankruptcies in China likely to rise but government won’t tolerate job losses: Fitch

SINGAPORE (Aug 10): Tighter financial regulations in China are taking effect and bankruptcies are on the rise as local authorities are becoming more accepting of them, says Fitch Ratings.
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