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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Renminbi Oil Futures To Challenge Petrodollar

These futures would be China’s first such contract open to direct trading by foreign enterprises. If successful, the countrycould create similar contracts for otherstrategic commodities.

Features

Central Bankers Report Card 2017 | Ratings For Asia-Pacific

These are the rating for Central Bankers fromthe Asia-Pacific region in 2017.

Banking

India | A New Way Forward For Banking

India’s banking system, weighted toward state-backed entities, is opening up to private-sector banks to boost competition.

Data

Mongolia’s Growth Slows Down

As it accepts bailout money and conditions, Mongolia seeks to develop a long-term economic plan to reduce its dependence on commodities.

News

Emerging Markets Draw Record Private Equity Funding

Emerging markets took 9% of the global total of $240 billion invested by private capital funds during the the first half of 2017, the highest share since before emerging markets’ sudden fall from grace in 2011.

News

China Reunification At 20: A Mixed Bag

Hong Kong has grown beyond most expectations since its reunification with China two decades ago. ButShanghai and Shenzhen pose fresh challenges.

News

India Reserve Bank Gets CFO, More Powers

Urjit Patel, India's central bank govenor For the first time ever, India’s 82-year-old central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will have a chief financial officer with domain expertise to oversee sweeping reforms.

News

Moon Jae-In May Be Nicer To Neighbors

Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president Civil- and human-rights lawyer and former student activist Moon Jae-in won a presidential election on May 9, becoming the 12th person to serve as president of South Korea.

News

Philippines’ Central Bank Chief Faces Early Test

The appointment of Nestor Espenilla Jr. as governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s less controversial decisions and may ease investor concerns over the stability of one of Southeast Asia’s fastest growing economies.

News

Asia Pacific

Renminbi Oil Futures To Challenge Petrodollar

Central Bankers Report Card 2017 | Ratings For Asia-Pacific

India | A New Way Forward For Banking

Mongolia’s Growth Slows Down

Emerging Markets Draw Record Private Equity Funding

China Reunification At 20: A Mixed Bag

India Reserve Bank Gets CFO, More Powers

Moon Jae-In May Be Nicer To Neighbors

Philippines’ Central Bank Chief Faces Early Test

US-China Deal Counters Campaign Rhetoric

China Is Not Japan. And Never Will Be

Alipay Seeks Growth From Traveling Chinese