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Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan Bank Governor Nominee Charts Own Course

Kazuo Uedawill have his plate full when he takes over in the spring, with the market keen to see whether—and how soon—he will deviate from his predecessors controversial policies.

Features

China Pumps Up The Panda Bond Market

With interest rates rising in the West, China hopes its falling interest rates will attractmultinationals to its domestic bond market.

News

China: Domestic Jetliner Takes Wing

China aims to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, an objective that was unthinkable a few years ago.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

India: Taxes On Acquisitions

Multiyear tax disputes with multinational companies have damaged India's business-friendly reputation.

News

Malaysia: Roller-Coaster Career Reaches New Peak

Malaysia's tenth Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim has gone from politics to jail and back to politics again.

News

Testing The eRupee

The Reserve Bank of India will issue and redeem the eRupee and the commercial banks will manage the distribution and payment services.

Awards

World’s Best Private Banks 2023: Asia-Pacific

Global Finance announces the best private banks in the Asia-Pacific region.

News

Indonesia: International Aid Helps In Carbon Reduction

Indonesia’s power sector emissions will peak by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, about a decade ahead of schedule.

News

China: Security Above Growth

Chinese PresidentPresident Xi Jinping emphasized security over economic growth at the recent 20th Communist Party Congress.

News

The yen fell to its lowest level against the dollar in 32 years as the Bank of Japan continues to keep interest rates near zero while central banks around the world are raising rates to fight rising inflation.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

China Property Downturn Overshadows Onewo IPO

Onewo hopes to raise up to $783.5 million with its IPO, but the overall state of China’s real estate market could undermine investor appetite.

News

China: Chips Fall Out

Scores of semiconductor companies are going out of business in China despite the government's drive to boost the sector.