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                                <title><![CDATA[ China needs more than cheaper mortgages to revive spending ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 01:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ China has said it will cut interest rates on existing mortgages and ease rules for first-time buyers in big cities, in what the central bank and financial regulators jointly say are moves 'conducive to expanding consumption.' ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Country Garden debt deal, China property support moves trigger relief rally ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The financial woes of Country Garden have highlighted the fragile state of the country's real estate industry, which accounts for roughly a quarter of the economy and whose debt situation has been dire since 2021. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Japan, South Korea resume finance dialogue amid geopolitical tensions ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 05:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The resumption of bilateral financial discussions comes ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's planned visit to South Korea for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Crypto firms scramble for banking partners as willing lenders dwindle ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Several top banks are currently turning most potential crypto-related customers away, while others say they are only working with top-tier firms - policies that most say are unchanged from their historical positions. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ German banks hit by wave of complaints from savers ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ BaFin, Germany's financial watchdog, has been increasing its focus on consumer protection in the wake of the collapse of Wirecard, the blue-chip payment company that folded in an accounting scandal. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Big money captivated by banking drama as investors brace for more turmoil ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Some investors, including a large mutual fund group that also runs a hedge fund, said prospects for banks had gotten progressively worse in recent months given the economic outlook. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Credit Suisse says key liquidity measure did not change the week SVB fell ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Following a crisis that wiped 25% off the value of Credit Suisse shares, the bank sought a liquidity line from the Swiss National Bank in the first such move for a global lender since the financial crisis of 2008. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Economic adviser must have economics background, says think tank after Anwar defends daughter's new role ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Market Education says it is irrelevant whether Nurul Izzah Anwar is paid a salary as the people would ultimately suffer from bad policies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ My daughter is qualified, says Anwar on Nurul Izzah's appointment as his senior adviser ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The PM says he himself served as finance minister without a related background. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Russia rainy day fund shrinks by US$38 billion as govt plugs deficit ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Along with heavy state borrowing at domestic debt auctions, the NWF has become the main source of financing for the budget deficit since Russia invaded Ukraine last year and was hit by waves of sanctions. ]]></description>
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