The Japanese market for the technology is forecast to expand to about 700 billion yen ($6 billion) in 2030, the report added, citing PwC Consulting

The issue is complicated in a region with a mix of large economies, export powerhouses and emerging nations with different trade structures

Japan's biggest securities firm has hired over 50 relationship managers from banks including Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas

Three-month aluminium on the London Metal Exchange jumped 3.3% to $3,402 a tonne by 1700 GMT after touching a record of $3,480

The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Russia, Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Sergey Lavrov, also discussed bilateral relations in Moscow

The Maximo Gorki left Venezuela in November amid an export push designed to generate funds for cash-strapped Petroleos de Venezuela

Khan is expected to push for the construction of a long-delayed, multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline to be built in collaboration with Russian companies

The company, which made $500 million in Asia-Pacific, has stated a goal of improving its performance in China and the rest of the region

The jump in earnings came despite tight labour market conditions due to coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions in Western Australia

The first convoy of 50 trucks carrying wheat left Amritsar after a ceremony attended by Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Stefanie Holtze-Jen has been recruited from former Deutsche Bank unit DWS, where she coordinated a team to guide portfolio managers on strategy

The group made an operating profit of $494 million last year, as higher jab rates and renewed economic activity fuelled a “rapid return” of demand