Economics, Policy & Regulation
Investor Unease Ahead Of Philippines Election
On May 9, voters in the Philippines will elect a new president amid growing concerns over whether the strong legacy of president Benigno Aquino III will continue.
Asia Pacific
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Banking
Japanese Banks Jump Into The Market
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ is learning to speak Arabic.
Features
KEB Hana: United For Regional Strength
When Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) merged with Hana Bank, they formed Korea’s largest bank, with $243 billion in total assets in 2015, and $143 billion in lending as of November. CEO Ham Young-joo sat down with Global Finance editors to discuss economic conditions and KEB Hana’s plans for growth.
Banking
ADB Meeting In The Heart Of Europe
<strong>Asian Development Bank Section: ADB Annual Meeting</strong><br />
Last year’s historic Asian Development Bank (ADB) annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan saw the bank and member countries commit to a wide range of goals and reforms.
News
Can New Chinese Regulator Stabilize Markets?
<strong>Newsmakers | China</strong><br />
Liu Shiyu, who became the new head in mid-February, has an impressive pedigree. But the challenges he faces will require nothing short of mastery.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China’s Onshore Bond Market Opens Up
<strong>Capital Markets | Fixed Income</strong><br />
China’s $7.4 trillion onshore bond market, the third-largest in the world, is opening to foreign institutional investors in the latest step by China to integrate its capital markets into the global financial system.
News
Is Singapore Headed For Recession?
Singapore could face a technical recession in the first half of this year as plunging oil prices and a drop in China’s appetite for imports weigh on the city-state’s economy.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
ASEAN Midwifes A Regional Trade Powerhouse
A new era kicked off on December 31, 2015, for the 10 countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations: The alliance launched the Asean Economic Community (AEC), a trade bloc aimed at creating a unified, cross-border market where labor, services and capital can flow without restrictions.
Country Report
Beijing’s Balancing Act: Growth vs. Reform
The question this year for investors in China is whether the government will continue moving toward a free-market economy—or keep grabbing the wheel.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China’s Economic Reforms Ignite Boom In M&A Deals
<strong>Capital Markets | Mergers & Acquisitions</strong><br />
In an effort to boost the country’s sagging economic growth, China is consolidating key industries, hoping to make them more efficient ahead of eventual partial privatizations.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Looser Rules May Spur Japanese Fintech Revolution
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is preparing legislation allowing the government to relax restrictions on fintech investment, promising a technological jolt to one of the world’s biggest financial markets.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Taiwan’s New President To Focus On Growth, Not China
Tsai Ing-wen, leader of what was—until a couple of weeks ago—Taiwan’s opposition party, will become the island’s first female president this spring following a January 16 election in which she and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won control of both the presidency and the legislature from the incumbent Kuomintang (KMT) party.