December, 2022

• 11 December

  Thailand hits tourism goal as foreign arrivals top 10mn

    Bloomberg Thailand reached its target of welcoming 10 million foreign visitors this year, signalling a better-than-expected recovery of its vital tourism sector that was nearly decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The government held events across Thailand, with cultural shows at seven airports and two border checkpoints to celebrate reaching the goal before the end of the year. Officials handed ...

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• 11 December

  Lululemon drops most since 2020

    Bloomberg Lululemon Athletica Inc shares fell the most since the start of the pandemic after lower-than-expected profitability raised concerns about a pileup of inventory and the yogawear maker’s full-year sales forecast disappointed Wall Street. Gross margin, a key gauge of profitability, was 55.9% in the third quarter, short of analysts’ average estimate of 56.7%. Inventories surged from a year ...

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• 11 December

  New Year holds promise for China IPOs after 2022 haul

  

    Bloomberg Chinese companies raised a record amount in initial public offerings (IPOs) at home this year, defying a global slump. And with the end of Covid Zero in sight, 2023 could be set for another strong showing. Listings in Shanghai, Shenzhen and the recently inaugurated Beijing exchange brought in $92 billion this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ...

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• 11 December

  Japan’s Takeda secures EU regulatory approval for its dengue vaccine

  

  Bloomberg Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s dengue vaccine was given the green light for use in Europe, making it the world’s second ever inoculation to be approved to fight the mosquito-borne disease that affects almost 400 million people a year. The European Commission approved the two-shot regimen, called Qdenga, for individuals four years of age and older, Takeda said. Takeda’s shots can ...

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• 11 December

  GoTo slumps as executives fail to convince investors

    Bloomberg GoTo Group shares continued their plunge after executives failed to assuage investor concerns about the unprofitable Indonesian internet company’s prospects. The stock fell for a 15th straight day, hurt by the expiry of a lockup on its major shareholders’ stakes that freed them to reduce their holdings. Management held a meeting with investors in which it said it ...

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• 11 December

  Korean EV supercharging maker opens US office, expands in Japan

  

    Bloomberg Chaevi, a South Korean maker of supercharging stations for electric cars, is planning on building out an ultra-fast network in the US and partnering with automakers in Japan as consumers around the world embrace cleaner passenger transport. After installing some 26,000 EV chargers at home since the company was established in 2016, Chaevi has opened an office in ...

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• 11 December

  Vietnam harvests 40% of 22-23 coffee crop

    Bloomberg Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the world’s biggest grower of the robusta variety, collected about 40% of the 2022-23 crop as of early December amid concerns about bean quality due to prolonged rains, according to Nguyen Nam Hai, head of the nation’s coffee association. Extensive rains hit major coffee-producing provinces of Dak Lak, Gia Lai and Kon Tum this ...

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• 11 December

  Japan policy chief meets Taiwan’s Tsai amid China strain

  

  Bloomberg Taiwan received its first visit from a top member of Japan’s ruling party in 19 years, a trip that comes as Tokyo prepares a hefty boost in military spending to counter threats from countries like China. Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), met with President Tsai Ing-wen. Tsai told Hagiuda Taiwan will continue to deepen ...

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• 11 December

  Goldman, JPMorgan to win big from British finance reforms

  

    Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co are likely to be among the beneficiaries of the government’s financial services reforms through a proposed relaxation of ring-fencing capital rules that will boost their UK savings arms. The government said it intends to consult next year on the possibility of increasing the threshold above which lenders must ring-fence ...

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• 11 December

  London’s XTX Markets plans crypto expansion

  

    Bloomberg XTX Markets has become the last major global market maker to take the plunge into crypto despite its founder’s dislike for the digital asset space. Chief Executive Officer Alex Gerko tweeted that the company has filled one of the four crypto positions advertised in October. The roles are on the operations team and trading desk, and based in ...

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