Chen Zhaobin to take the reins at APT Satellite Holdings

The loan will finance Thaicom's Space Tech Innovation’s contract with France’s Airbus Defence & Space to manufacture a software-defined high throughput satellite.

The owner of Dubai Investments Park has completed the UAE’s first IPO of 2026, offering investors a projected 7.5% dividend yield.

Chen shared her views on megatrends, AI, corporate governance, FX trading, wealth creation, payments and regional expansion, amid a volatile backdrop.

The Japanese digital payments platform is acquiring a 70.2% stake in T&D Holdings’ life insurance unit, marking its push into life insurance as it expands beyond payments, cards, banking and securities. One Investment Management is also part of the deal.

The Japanese parent company of 7-Eleven, under bid from a Canadian rival, has said it will replace its chief executive officer, spin off its US business and has agreed to sell its superstore business to Bain Capital.

The funds follow a $170m investment into the Indian healthcare provider in February 2022; AHH's chairman sees "huge growth opportunities" to bridge the supply and demand gap.