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Korea's Rapid Aging Doesn't Have to Be Economic Destiny

April 3, 2025--Boosting AI adoption, increasing labor participation, and allocating resources more efficiently can help offset the economic drag from an aging population
Strong economic fundamentals and sound macroeconomic policies have helped the Korean economy through multiple shocks in recent years. However, potential growth has slowed more quickly than in other major advanced economies, and the economic expansion is likely to moderate this year.

The country also is aging more rapidly than almost all others. That's likely to reduce the labor supply and weigh on investment demand, further lowering growth and diminishing living standards. Aging could shrink the labor force by more than a quarter by 2050, leading to an average annual decline of 0.67 percentage point in potential growth, according to our latest Article IV report.

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HashKey Group and Bosera Launch World's First Tokenised Money Market ETF

March 28, 2025-The newly launched Money Market ETF will pioneer the integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology
HashKey Group ("HashKey"), a leading end-to-end digital asset financial services group in Asia, and Bosera Asset Management (International) Co., Limited ("Bosera") today announce the launch of the tokenised money market ETFs, Bosera HKD Money Market ETF (Tokenised Class) and Bosera USD Money Market ETF (Tokenised Class), which have been approved by Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and will be formally launched in April.

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Southeast Asia's Economies Can Gain Most by Packaging Ambitious Reforms

March 25, 2024--Combining overhauls in areas including business and external regulation, governance, and human development can boost output levels by 3 percent over four years.
Southeast Asia's major economies have made major strides over the last couple of decades.

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E Fund: Harnessing AI Trends in China to Drive Innovation and Enhance ETF Offerings

March 17, 2025-- The recent AI model developed by DeepSeek has taken the world by surprise and triggered a rally in Chinese tech stocks. As of March 12th, Wind data showed that the CSI Artificial Intelligence index recorded an impressive year-to-date gain of 14.7%.

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Viet Nam's Economy Forecast to Grow 6.8 Percent In 2025: WB

March 12, 2025--Viet Nam's real GDP is projected to grow 6.8 percent in 2025 and 6.5 percent in 2026, according to the World Bank’s latest economic update report for Viet Nam-Taking Stock, released today.

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Coinbase returns to India: Crypto exchange confirms securing FIU regulatory nod

March 12, 2025--The announcement comes more than a year after Coinbase ceased operations in India due to regulatory challenges with UPI services.
US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase confirmed on Tuesday, March 11, that it has secured the necessary approvals from the country's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to re-enter the Indian crypto trading market.

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KB Asset Management Launches KB RISE US Quantum Computing ETF, Tracking the Solactive US Quantum Computing Technology Index

March 11, 2025--Solactive is pleased to strengthen the partnership with KB Asset Management with the launch of KB RISE US Quantum Computing ETF, tracking the Solactive US Quantum Computing Technology Index. Designed to capture the growth of the leading innovators in the quantum computing industry, the index aims to offer investors targeted exposure to companies at the forefront of quantum technology.

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China's 'two sessions' points to determination to rebuff Trump

March 11, 2025--China's leadership plans to increase the deficit, lower inflation rates and increase manufacturing capacity whilst supporting critical technologies
China's most important annual political gathering, the so-called 'two sessions', has as one of its main objectives the setting out of the year's priority economic targets. This was done this year by Premier Li Qiang, on 5 March.

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Americas


April 18, 2025 Madison Funds files with the SEC
April 18, 2025 Shelton Funds and SCM Trust file with the SEC
April 18, 2025 Impax Funds Series Trust I files with the SEC
April 17, 2025 Lord Abbett Securities Trust files with the SEC
April 17, 2025 PGIM Investments LLC files with the SEC

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Europe ETF News


April 10, 2025 WisdomTree Issuer ICAV-Change of Fund Names and Index Methodology
April 09, 2025 RoboMarkets expands opportunities for retail clients: new stocks, ETFs, and enhanced trading conditions
April 08, 2025 Amerant Investments enters Europe with launch of first UCITS ETF-active Latin American Debt ETF
April 07, 2025 Bourse Direct enrichit son offre avec le nouvel ETF Amundi PEA Monde
March 27, 2025 YieldMaxTM Enters the European Market with its First European ETF YieldMaxTM Big Tech Option Income UCITS ETF (ticker: YMAG)

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Global ETP News


April 16, 2025 Global trade faces setback amid rising tariffs
April 14, 2025 How Rising Geopolitical Risks Weigh on Asset Prices
April 08, 2025 Investors lose $25bn in leveraged ETFs in sector's biggest meltdown
March 25, 2025 WEF-2024 Global Retail Investor Outlook
March 24, 2025 More Record-Breaking Growth Expected as Investors Lean on ETFs to Manage Global Uncertainty: BBH 2025 Global ETF Investor Survey

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Middle East ETP News


April 10, 2025 GCC on track to see an uptick in local currency sukuk
March 21, 2025 Qatar's Economy Grows 2.4% in 2024, Q4 GDP Up 6.1% Year-on-Year
March 20, 2025 Egypt's economic growth set to improve in Q2, driven by industry: minister

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Africa ETF News


April 09, 2025 Africa's Opportunity in a Fragmenting Global Economy
April 03, 2025 Nigeria: Investors Lose N91bn As Nigerian Exchange Opens Bearish
March 30, 2025 Africa's Debt Crisis Under-Reported-AFRODAD
March 27, 2025 Africa's Digital Payments Economy to Reach $1.5trn By 2030-Report
March 24, 2025 Bitcoin Price Trends and the Future of Digital Transactions in Africa

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ESG and Of Interest News


March 30, 2025 Africa: Fast Fashion Fuelling Global Waste Crisis, UN Chief Warns
March 26, 2025 'Renewables are renewing economies', UN chief tells top climate forum
March 20, 2025 How DeepSeek has changed artificial intelligence and what it means for Europe
March 10, 2025 IMF-Driving Change: Women-Led Economics

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White Papers


March 21, 2025 Could Digital Currencies Lead to the Disappearance of Cash from the Market?
March 12, 2025 IMF Note-Fund Investor Types and Bond Market Volatility

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