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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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    • Friday, 9 June, 2023
      News in-depthIndian business & finance
      China-linked businesses and investors seek comeback in India

      Fashion brand Shein, maker of mobile game ‘BGMI’ and venture capital find ways back into world’s most populous market

    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Carbon trading
      Singapore launches carbon exchange despite market’s greenwashing scandals

      City-state bets on industry’s growth as global leaders confront climate change

    • Saturday, 3 June, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Indonesia floats Ukraine peace plan, triggering sharp western criticism

      Divergent responses to proposal illustrate deep divisions between west and Asia over the conflict

    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
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      Korea Inc’s big battery bet on Indonesia at risk from US restrictions

      Involvement with Chinese partners on nickel and other battery-related ventures could fall foul of IRA legislation

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
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      Bloc’s new rules on products that come from land cleared of forests deemed ‘punitive and unfair’

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
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    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
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      Singaporean state investor ‘disappointed’ with the investment in the failed cryptocurrency exchange

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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      British overseas territory plans first Asian office to counter competition as offshore finance centre

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Indonesia
      Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund set to boost spending in year ahead

      Investors looking to diversify from China turn spotlight on south-east Asian country

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      Financial services
      Singapore banks post record profit but mega-rich reluctant to invest

      Wealth management fees fall despite historic capital inflows into the city-state

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
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      Cash-strapped authorities hope to stimulate economic development post-pandemic

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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    • Monday, 1 May, 2023
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      Trade ‘fracturing’ risks undermining efforts to combat climate change in Asia-Pacific, says bank president

    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
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      The city-state draws both people and capital from Beijing, but looks to Washington for regional security

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
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      City-state takes action to cool housing boom partly driven by mainland Chinese buyers

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
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      Potential lawsuit will argue the $17bn wipeout of bonds violates free trade agreement

    • Friday, 14 April, 2023
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    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
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      Companies in the ‘gateway’ to south-east Asia draw capital and expertise from China

    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
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      Multilateral lender warns on the costs of limiting tech flows as it sets out lower Asia growth forecast for 2023

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
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    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
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      Influential chamber of commerce says vast nickel reserves could meet demand for electric cars and batteries

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
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      Glencore among investors as commodity producers lead record listing pipeline for south-east Asian economy

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
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      Some of Asia’s largest lenders may pause sales of additional tier 1 bonds after $17bn wipeout at Swiss bank

    • 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

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