Japan's Shift to Cashless Society Prods BOJ Call for Payment Innovation

Bank of Japan officials are ramping up calls to keep pace with rapid developments around digital currencies that may accelerate a shift to cashless payments in a country better known for its belief that "cash is king," Reuters reported. Once seen as a society favouring physical currency, Japan saw the ratio of cashless payments rise to 42.8% in 2024, up from 13.2% in 2010 and hitting the government's 40% goal a year earlier than targeted, government data showed.
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Mumbai NCLT Allows 90-Day Extension of Insolvency Resolution for Lavasa Corp

The Mumbai bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has allowed a 90-day extension in the ongoing consolidated corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of Lavasa Corp beginning May 29. The planned city project is undergoing a fresh CIRP after the NCLT, in September 2024, directed that the entire process be restarted, following the successful bidder's failure to implement the approved resolution plan within the specified time frame.
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China’s May CPI Declines Fourth Consecutive Month, PPI Deflation Eases to Two-Year Low

China's consumer prices continued their four-month deflationary streak in May 2025, falling 0.1% year-on-year. This slight dip, which matched the previous two months and was a smaller decline than the 0.2% forecast, underscores persistent issues such as U.S. trade tensions, sluggish domestic demand, and anxieties about job security, SeekingAlpha.com reported. On a monthly basis, the CPI declined by 0.2% in May, reversing a 0.1% gain in April and indicating the third monthly drop so far this year.
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Marelli Considering Filing for Chapter 11 in U.S., Kyodo Reports

Marelli Holdings, a Japanese auto parts supplier owned by private equity firm KKR, is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, according to Reuters. Marelli, a key supplier to embattled Japanese automaker Nissan Motor, is looking into the chapter 11 option to ensure its business operations won't be halted even if its restructuring talks with creditors fall through.
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China's May Exports Slow, Deflation Deepens as Tariffs Bite

China's export growth slowed to a three-month low in May as U.S. tariffs slammed shipments, while factory-gate deflation deepened to its worst level in two years, heaping pressure on the world's second-largest economy on both the domestic and external fronts, Reuters reported. U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war and the swings in Sino-U.S. trade ties have in the past two months sent Chinese exporters, along with their business partners across the Pacific, on a roller coaster ride and hobbled world growth. Underscoring the U.S.
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China's Factory-Gate Deflation Worst in 22 Months as Economic Headwinds Mount

China's producer deflation deepened to its worst level in almost two years in May while consumer prices extended declines, as the economy grappled with trade tensions and a prolonged housing downturn, Reuters reported. Uncertainties from a tariff war with the United States and weak consumption at home have rattled sentiment and fuelled expectations of more policy stimulus to combat deflationary pressures.
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