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The article reports that the administration and potential liquidation of Australian property developer Bathla has caused foreign investors to shun the Australian market.

SEBI, India's securities regulator, is reviewing the calculation method for settlement prices of equity derivatives due to sharp price swings in the closing auction.

Bathla Group, a Sydney property developer, has disclosed $94 million in unsecured debts while administrators continue negotiations to avoid liquidation.

Roche Holding AG announced plans to expand laboratory testing capacity in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak epicenter in Ituri, aiming to improve response efforts amid an ongoing epidemic.

Chinese University of Hong Kong is seeking a bank loan of roughly HK$4 billion (about $510 million) to refinance a facility that supports its private hospital, reflecting a broader trend of local universities using debt financing for large projects.

Nomura Securities has outlined an extreme scenario in which the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could implement three consecutive interest rate hikes through December.

The article reports that the recent rally in cobalt prices is reversing as exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo increase under a new regulatory regime.

New Zealand's central bank (RBNZ) is more likely to delay its next interest rate hike until December, as indicated by Assistant Governor Karen Silk.

The Philippine central bank's inflation report shows consumer prices rose 6.1% year-over-year in August, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline but remaining above the central bank's target range.

Traders unwound yen‑funded carry trades, pushing the Japanese yen to a one‑month high versus the dollar as markets increase bets on further Bank of Japan rate hikes.

Nomura analyst Yujiro Goto expects the Bank of Japan to raise its policy rate by 25 basis points in September and possibly pursue further tightening, citing external pressure from the United States (Bloomberg).

Bathla Group, a major Sydney residential property developer, is currently in discussions for a short-term funding deal to prevent its collapse.