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The deal is a milestone for Kazakhstan's integration into global capital markets.

Hong Kong-based Liu was most recently a partner at PE firm Advent International.

In a milestone development for the SAR, the two firms plan to launch and integrate stablecoin related payment products over the next few months.

As Japan M&A deals increase, Rintaro Hirano is joining the international law firm at the end of April from Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu.

Singapore’s equity market is stirring, but success now hinges on moving beyond the structural reset to solve the harder, "stubborn" gaps in research depth, corporate behaviour, and retail participation; MAS has warned "there's much work ahead".

Two M&A deals in Australia’s financial services sector hit major turbulence in March, underlining some of the recent challenges in completing deals, including higher interest rates and the war in the Middle East.

Kai Yun Tan has joined the law firm from WongPartnership.

The Singapore law firm is reorganising into four specialist verticals, betting that sector depth will win mandates as wealth conflicts, crypto cases and cross-border enforcements increase across Asia.

Rahul Badhwar will start as senior country officer in July in Mumbai.