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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Pro-Mainland Party Gets Boost From China

Chinese president Xi Jinping met with Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou on November 7 in Singapore, the first time leaders from the two governments have come together since 1949.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Renminbi Takes A Hit As Trade Volumes Fall

Capital Markets | Renminbi The renminbi dropped a position in October, going from fourth to fifth, in terms of its use as a currency for international payments, according to the latest SWIFT Renminbi Tracker report.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Slavery Act Puts Company Reputations On The Line

Management | Corporate Governance With the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act in October, the United Kingdom has made a new addition to the growing body of compliance regulations sprouting up globally.

Maybank in Southeast Asia: Understanding and Providing For a Multicultural Region

Maybank offers clients throughout Southeast Asia the benefits of a local banking relationship alongside the cross-border advantages of a regional banking powerhouse.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Squeezed Between Dragon And Eagle

Asia’s emerging economies fight to diversify from China and the US.

Banking

World’s Best Digital Banks 2015 – Round Two Winners

The Full Listing Of Global, Regional, and Country Awards Winners for The Best Digital Banks of 2015

Features

An Executive Perspective Of Europe

Much has changed in the global economy during the last few years, and Europe has been front and center of that shift. So, what do North American executives think of Europe’s business climate today?

Features

Best Global Brands 2015

The American Marketing Association defines a “brand” as “a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers.” Some marketing researchers assert that brands are one of the most valuable assets that a company has.

Dynamic Discounting | Reshaping Corporate Banking?

Preparing for disruption in corporate banking business models

Data

Household Tax Rates

The tax wedge is the ratio of total labor taxes to total labor costs. It is often lower for families with children and single parents with children than for individuals or couples without children. The tax wedge has an impact on employment growth.

Data

Personal Income Tax Rates

The OECD defines tax as a compulsory unrequited payment to the government. A taxable base is the base amount on which the tax rate is applied—such as corporate income, personal income, or property.

Data

Countries by Income Group

Major international organizations classify countries by different factors. One criterion that is often used is gross national income (GNI) per capita – the dollar value of a country’s final income in a year, divided by its population

Media

A Conversation with Kok-Keong Tay of Unicredit @ Sibos 2015

<u>SIBOS 2015</u> Kok-Keong (KK) Tay, Head, Global Transaction Banking for UniCredit discusses the expansion of Asian multi-nationals into Europe, the impact of big data and the future of the Asian economy.

How Neo Online Is Using Big Data and AI to Help China’s Investors

Neo Online, an innovator in peer to peer lending and financial technology (fintech), is bringing its analytical muscle to bear on the challenges faced by investors in China. According to a survey of more than 40,000 Chinese households, conducted ...

Media

Amando Tetangco on The State of The Philippine Economy

<u>IMF/World Bank 2015 Annual Meetings</u> The Governor of the Central Bank of The Philippines, discusses the state of the Philippine economy and its resilience in the face of challenges facing emerging markets.