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    Mercedes Ruehl

    Singapore correspondent

    Mercedes Ruehl is the Financial Times' Singapore correspondent. 

    She was the Asia Technology correspondent based in Singapore, and previously led the FT's newsletters and audience engagement team in Asia. Prior to that she spent six years reporting in Australia on business, finance and politics for The Australian Financial Review and The Sydney Morning Herald.

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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Asia investors ‘gobsmacked’ by $17bn Credit Suisse bond wipeout

      Risky AT1 debt was popular in the region and a sell-off has sparked margin calls

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Singapore and Hong Kong vie to be the Caymans of Asia

      The two cities have set up new fund structures to lure wealth away from traditional offshore financial centres

    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      Fund management
      Longtime China investor Anatole to open ‘outpost’ in Singapore

      Hong Kong-based asset manager had significantly cut its exposure to China

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      #techAsia
      Beijing’s grip on tech and TikTok’s woes Premium content

      The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      News in-depthWirecard AG
      The high-living entrepreneur brought low by his links to Wirecard

      Prosecutors allege James Henry O’Sullivan secretly controlled companies that were used to inflate profits and siphon off cash

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Siemens AG
      Siemens scours south-east Asia for deals to diversify from China

      German group considers adding factories in Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand as it tries to reduce supply chain risks

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      News in-depthChinese politics & policy
      China exerts control over internet cable projects in South China Sea

      Beijing imposes strict permit requirements for access to underwater data infrastructure over spying fears

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      Adani Group
      Adani seeks to sell stake in cement business for $450mn to reduce debt

      Indian group has sought lenders’ approval for disposal as it tries to boost investor confidence after fraud claims

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Commodities
      Nickel IPOs test Indonesia’s vision of global role in electric vehicles

      President Joko Widodo wants domestic processing and production of metal, batteries and cars

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Inside BusinessSingapore
      Singapore MP’s tech job triggers questions over politicians’ interests

      Ride-hailing and food delivery superapp Grab backtracks on appointing politician to influential role

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Huawei Technologies
      Huawei fights for role as Malaysia reviews 5G tender

      Consideration of telecom supplier blacklisted by Washington tests Kuala Lumpur’s relations with China and the US

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Hong Kong
      Hong Kong’s slow unmasking reveals lasting Covid habits

      Asian financial hub was one of last places to lift mandate but many prefer to keep faces covered

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Adani Group
      Adani says it has $3bn credit line backed by sovereign wealth fund

      Indian group also tells bondholders it is seeking to borrow extra $800mn for renewables arm

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      1Malaysia Development Bhd
      Two Abu Dhabi state funds agree $1.8bn 1MDB settlement

      Agreement draws line under longstanding dispute launched five years ago by Malaysia

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Asia-Pacific economy
      How Singapore stacks up against Hong Kong in battle of Asia hubs

      FT analysis of real estate prices, air traffic and other indicators suggests Chinese territory has lost ground in recent years

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      China Renaissance
      Missing Chinese banker was working to set up Singapore family office

      China Renaissance chief Bao Fan was establishing a fund to safeguard wealth before disappearance

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      News in-depthSingapore
      Singapore’s soaring expat rents undermine bid to oust Hong Kong as finance hub

      Rising living costs damage city-state’s ambition to lure regional businesses

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      GIC Private Ltd
      Singapore’s GIC rethinks China strategy after significant pullback

      Sovereign fund has reduced private investments following Beijing’s tech crackdown and property market turmoil

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Indian business & finance
      India’s tech investors struggle to cash out as funding falls

      Foreign venture capital investment dropped 40% in 2022 and IPO pipeline has dried up

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Fund management
      Singapore’s GIC cuts exposure to H2O Asset Management

      Decision by sovereign wealth fund follows French market regulator’s fine last month

    • Tuesday, 7 February, 2023
      Adaro Energy Tbk PT
      Indonesia’s Adaro struggles to secure funding for $2bn aluminium project

      Climate campaigners condemn plans for 2.2GW coal power plant to fuel new smelter

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      ExplainerClimate Capital
      EU deforestation law triggers ire of its trading partners

      Indonesia and Malaysia lead criticism of legislation that bans imports of products linked to clearing of forests

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      Adani Group
      Adani sell-off tops $90bn as share sale fails to ease crisis

      Indian billionaire called on some of the country’s top tycoons to help salvage share sale

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Global Economy
      IMF raises growth forecasts as China reopens and gas prices fall

      UK is now only leading economy expected to contract following upgrades

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Philippines
      Philippines records strongest economic growth in more than 40 years

      Lifting of pandemic restrictions buoys south-east Asian country that is set to enjoy China ‘boon’

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