-- Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX:CWY) said Chair Philippe Etienne will retire at or around the company's annual general meeting on Oct. 22, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.
Independent Non-Executive Director Samantha Hogg has been appointed chair-elect and will assume the role of chair following Etienne's retirement, the filing added.
South Korea's current account surplus sharply rose to $37.33 billion in March from $23.19 billion in February, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea released Friday.Compared with the year-ago period, the figure rose from a surplus of $9.58 billion, the central bank said.The goods account registered a surplus of $35.07 billion. Exports rose by 56.9% on an annual basis to $94.32 billion, while imports increased 17.4% to $59.24 billion.Meanwhile, the services account posted a deficit of $1.29 billion, led by deficits in other business services and manufacturing services accounts.The primary income account recorded a $3.58 billion surplus in the month, owing to higher equity income. The secondary income account incurred a deficit of $300 million, the data showed.
CZR Resources (ASX:CZR) appointed Milan Jerkovic as acting chief executive, effective Thursday, May 7, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.
Asara Resources (ASX:AS1) has obtained firm commitments for a dual-tranche institutional placement of about 480 million shares at a price of AU$0.125 each for gross proceeds of AU$60 million, according to a Friday filing with the Australian bourse.The first roughly AU$50 million tranche of 400 million shares will be completed using the company's existing placement capacity and is expected to settle on May 14, while the second AU$10 million tranche will be subject to shareholder approval.Asara Resources plans to use the proceeds to accelerate exploration activities at its flagship Kada gold project in Guinea.