Emerging & Frontier Markets
Bangkok Calling: Door Widens For FDI In Thailand
Located at the center of the ASEAN region, with direct links to China, Thailand is piquing investors’ interest.
Author: Simon Littlewood
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Change Afoot In Malaysia
Investors should watch Malaysia for substantive progress toward reform.
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World’s Best SME Banks 2023: Regional Winners
According to the Bank for International Settlements, global liquidity in 2021 reached an unprecedented $175 trillion, twice global GDP. That figure set the tone for the year in investment banking, as cash-rich companies powered record deal making worldwide. The macro ...
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Not Our First Crisis: Q&A With UOB’s Eric Tham And Lawrence Loh
Singapore’s UOB stands out as a leader in serving small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) over the past year. Eric Tham, head of Group Commercial Banking; and Lawrence Loh, head of Group Business Banking, explain why.
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World’s Best SME Banks 2022
Global Finance presents its inaugural annual listing of the best global, regional and national banks that serve SMEs, for more than 60 countries and regions.
Features
Asia SMEs Skirt Insolvency Predictions
There havebeen far fewer bankruptcies during thepandemic than in previous recessions,particularly among small businesses.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The Philippines: Passing The Peso
The Philippine central bank is helping commercial banks get rid of bad loans to help jumpstart an economic recovery.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Asian Banks Consolidating Under Pressure
The coming months will require regional banks to manage growing distressed debts and conserve their capital, causing many to look for partners.
Data
ADB: Online And Under Lockdown
As the Asian Development Bank shifts its 2020 Annual General Meeting to virtual, Covid-19 policy measures take center stage.
Features
Getting Ahead Of The Pack
With fintechs and a technologically advanced population, Asian private banks look highly competitive—if they can surmount the Covid crisis.
Data
East Asia’s Trade War Winners
Smaller economies in the region are successfully positioning themselves as a manufacturing alternative to China.
Data
Striving In Adversity
South Korea rose impressively to meet the COVID-19 challenge. Will it be able to reinvigorate its economy as well?