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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.

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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.

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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.

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US-China Deal Counters Campaign Rhetoric

Following the April summit the US and China achieved a 100-day joint action plan, a significant departure from Trump’s campaign rhetoric

Features

China Is Not Japan. And Never Will Be

The same forces that have hammered Japan’s economy are at play in China, but with mitigating features that portend different outcomes.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Alipay Seeks Growth From Traveling Chinese

Alipay is partnering with banks around the world to provide its Chinese customers with seamless service at their preferred tourist destinations, with Italy’s UniCredit Bank following France’s BNP Paribas and Barclays in the UK.

Award Winners

Best Banks in Asia-Pacific 2017

Global Finance Magazine’s 2017 rankings of the best banks in Asia-Pacific.

Award Winners

ICBC Tackles Its Challenges

The sprawling Chinese bank faces a slowing domestic economy and new opportunities in international markets.

News

The Global Impact Of Easternization

Gideon Rachman, author of “Easternization: Asia’s Rise and America’s Decline From Obama to Trump and Beyond,” talks with Global Finance about the growing power of Eastern nations.

News

India Creates New Banks To Fund Infrastructure

The government of India has set up a new type of bank intended to support funding for large projects.

Data

China Will Win Trump’s Trade Game

President Trump’s more aggressive trade stance may backfire, and end up strengthening China rather than the US.

Data

Japan Rethinks Trade In Face Of TPP Collapse

US withdrawal from the TPP was a shock to its top ally in the Pacific, and may push Japan into the trading arms of China.