Mutual defence pledge marks one of Moscow’s strongest commitments in Asia
Steep decline in fertility will ‘change face of societies’ and affect growth prospects, says OECD
Laura Saunders, wife of campaign director Tony Lee, is being investigated over an election-related bet
Tactical voting, negative polarisation and local campaigns could all temper the result
Polling and data analytics group says weak sales data products division partly to blame
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Deal by state-backed lender’s new chief is latest sign of supermarket sector’s retreat from financial services
BREIT; property management; inflation; Ukranian nuclear power; explosives; AI; bicycle theft; and time travel
Gideon Rachman talks to FT’s Monica Mark and Alec Hogg, editor and publisher of Biznews.com
Ex-BP boss Tony Hayward will run group after buyout firm acquires assets in Italy, Egypt and Croatia from Energean
And that is worrisome
Also in this newsletter: Why Frontex’s human rights envoy wants to become EU ombudsman
Josh Gabert-Doyon talks to Mehul Srivastava and Mercedes Ruehl
Also in today’s newsletter, BoE rate decision and Putin’s nuclear power diplomacy
Footage released by Manila reveals sharpest escalation yet over disputed Second Thomas Shoal
The enclave has suffered from cash shortages and looting
Plus, DD readers weigh in on what GameStop should do with its $4bn in cash and who’s affected by the UK’s proposed carried interest tax
Relaxing fiscal rules unlikely to provoke a Liz Truss-style gilts crisis, according to fund managers
Highly-valued Swedish software group has underplayed its market dominance
A SoftBank project is working on technology that takes the rage out of customer phone calls
‘Dividend recapitalisations’ hit record rate as private equity owners take advantage of easy credit conditions
Institution says the funds have been pushing up valuations in local stock market
French PM Gabriel Attal is face of centrist campaign in upcoming snap elections triggered by president
The former Danish PM says her panel’s decisions have helped the social media giant grow up — and that other platforms should use its services
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