ADB president nominated to head Japan central bank

May 18 (Bloomberg) -- Asian currencies dropped by the most since January this week on speculation regional central banks will allow their exchange-rates to depreciate to keep exports competitive with Japan, where the yen fell to a four-year low.

Vice President Hamid Ansari is heading to Uzbekistan, a key Central Asian country, from May 21-24 for talks with President Islam Karimov that are expected to focus on Afghanistan and counter-terrorism cooperation among other issues.It will be the first visit ...

Japanese shares slipped and Asian equities were broadly steady on Friday after a US Federal Reserve official said the central bank may begin to taper its asset buying this summer, lending support to the dollar. US equities sagged on Thursday after ...

In the Asian Champions League, Guangzhou Evergrande fought back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Australian side Central Coast Mariners in the first leg of their last 16 tie. The Chinese club got goals from the Lucas Barrios and Muriqui. The second ...

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President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia must strengthen its defences in the south and work with Central Asian allies to protect itself against the threat of extremist violence emerging from ...

Asian shares inched ahead while the dollar lost ground as investors counted on easy money from central banks in the euro zone and United States.

Asian shares edged higher, supported by views that a run of weak economic data will encourage major central banks to keep their monetary stimulus.

Officials and lots of citizens in Kyrgyzstan are reeling from news that the Central Asian nation's most hated son will continue living a free and comfortable life abroad. A federal court in New York last week suddenly dropped an extradition case ...