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Pakistan secures $6bn aid package from Saudi Arabia

Bloomberg Pakistan has said that Saudi Arabia agreed to a $6 billion support package to bolster Islamabad’s dwindling finances following a second visit by Prime Minister Imran Khan to Riyadh seeking aid. Saudi Arabia will deposit $3 billion directly with Pakistan “as balance of payment support,” while another one-year deferred payment facility of up to $3 billion for oil imports ...

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India plans trade deal talks to boost exports to China

Bloomberg India is devising a plan to boost shipments of around 200 products to China and narrow the deficit with its biggest trading partner, a person with knowledge of the matter said. The plan includes seeking duty waiver on a raft of products under the Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (Apta), the person said, asking not to be identified as the ...

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Thailand bags $2bn through IPOs in October

Bloomberg Investors are snapping up first-time share sales in Thailand despite the rout in global equity markets. In October alone, Thai firms and the country’s government raised $1.95 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs), the most for a single month since 2013, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s even as the equity rout derails listings around the world, from ...

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