Awards
BEST U.S. REGIONAL BANKS: 2014
Since the global financial crisis, US regional banks have taken market share in corporate banking away from the national money-center banks, which have dialed back on risk to rebuild their balance sheets.
China
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
EM RISKS: DEALING WITH THE WILD CARDS
This year has already proven to be a wild one when it comes to emerging markets risks. Preparing for what is to come in volatile and disparate markets is ever more central to the treasury and risk management functions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
GLOBAL IPO PROCEEDS RISE, BUT WILL IT LAST?
Led by the Asia-Pacific region, global proceeds from initial public offerings totaled more than $34 billion in the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 77% from the same period a year earlier, according to Renaissance Capital
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
IRAN: FERTILE LANDSCAPE FOR INVESTMENT?
With good demographics and potential opportunities for FDI in a range of sectors, Iran is poised to make the most of further relaxing of economic sanctions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
MYANMAR FLEXES ITS DIPLOMATIC MUSCLES
Myanmar’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is expected to boost the country’s diplomatic and economic prospects.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
RMB: GETTING READY FOR THE REDBACK
Fast-paced developments in China and overseas are bolstering the renminbi’s international expansion.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
SRI LANKA: LIBERALIZING FOR GROWTH
Sri Lanka has an open business environment, but challenges—not least its recovery from the civil war that ended in 2009—remain.
Banking
BEST BANKS 2014: ASIA-PACIFIC
Developing Asia will grow by 6.2% this year and 6.5% next, according to Asian Development Bank estimates, up slightly from 6.1% in 2013. Despite the uptick in overall growth, banks around the region continue to face challenging landscapes.
Features
Shanghai FTZ: Getting Into the Zone
Big steps have been taken in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone that will translate into better treasury services for companies in China.
Banking
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK ANNUAL MEETING
Inter-Asian trade will lead the agenda items at this year’s annual Asian Development Bank meeting, to be held May 2-5, 2014, in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China: Reform Is On The Agenda
China’s leaders set out their policy priorities in March during the annual National People’s Congress, promising further reform while pledging to maintain the current growth rate.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Country Report: Malaysia
Malaysia’s strong current account and FX reserves will safeguard it against external shocks, but high leverage and simmering ethnic tensions remain weak points.