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South Korea’s Toss Bank weighs funding at $3 billion valuation

BLOOMBERG  Toss Bank is considering raising funds from private investors in a fresh round that might boost the South Korean digital lender’s valuation to as much as $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Seoul-based company is working with a financial adviser to raise $300 million to $500 million, the people said. Both new and existing investors ...

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Sri Lanka keeps rate steady at 16.5% after clinching IMF bailout

BLOOMBERG  Sri Lanka held its benchmark rate at a two-decade high to keep Asia’s fastest inflation in check while supporting economic recovery after the nation secured a $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka kept the standing lending facility rate unchanged at 16.5%, according to a statement on its website. Seven of eight economists ...

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China’s yuan replaces dollar as most traded currency in Russia

BLOOMBERG  China’s yuan has replaced the US dollar as the most traded currency in Russia, a year after the invasion of Ukraine led to a slew of Western sanctions against Moscow. The yuan surpassed the dollar in monthly trading volume in February for the first time, and the difference became more pronounced in March, according to data compiled by Bloomberg ...

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