Features
The Boom Rages On
China continues to mint new high-net-worth individuals, and private banks global and domestic are eager to serve.
Asia Pacific
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Awards
Banking Pacesetters: Stars of China 2020
For Chinese banks, the disruptions unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic are hastening automation, new product development and greater emphasis on risk management.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Tech Finance Gets Tricky In China As Ant IPO Shelved
Did politics play a role in the cancellation of Ant Group's IPO?
Country Report
Azerbaijan: Regional Stability Wavers
Baku is rolling out ambitious plans for economic expansion and reform. But first, there are worsening regional tensions and currency woes to grapple with. And Covid.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ant Group Goes Public
With Shanghai’s expedited approval, and the Hong Kong IPO hearing most likely in late September, Ant’s IPO could happen as soon as October.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Caught Between Two Tussling Giants
TikTok’s future depends largely on the outcome of the tug-of-war between US and Chinese governments.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Kazakhstan: Economy In Transition
Kazakhstan’s evolution to a market economy hinges on diversifying away from oil and gas, with a lift from FDI. Covid complicates that scenario.
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.
News
Emerging Markets After Covid
Emerging and developing economies will likely be hardest hit by Covid-19. Rebuilding will require addressing preexisting conditions as well as the new ones.
News
Taiwan: Still Open For Business
Taiwan effectively contained Covid-19, clearing the path for intermediate-term economic growth.
News
The Abe Era Ends
The abrupt announcement that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was resigning for health issues after nearly eight years in power startled the world.