Panama Canal Shifts Hands

Reading Time : 2 minutesBlackRock leads a consortium buying CK Hutchison’s Panama Canal ports for $22.8 billion, shifting control from Hong Kong to U.S. interests amid geopolitical tensions.
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Reading Time : 2 minutesBlackRock leads a consortium buying CK Hutchison’s Panama Canal ports for $22.8 billion, shifting control from Hong Kong to U.S. interests amid geopolitical tensions.
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