Emerging & Frontier Markets
Bangkok Calling: Door Widens For FDI In Thailand
Located at the center of the ASEAN region, with direct links to China, Thailand is piquing investors’ interest.
Asia Pacific
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Banking
Banking On Innovation: Q&A With DBS Chief Data And Transformation Officer Nimish Panchmatia
Nimish Panchmatia, Chief Data & Transformation Officer at DBS, speaks to Global Finance about how the bank is transforming its business with innovation.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The US-China Paradox
Trade between the two countries is at an all-time high, yet signs point to decoupling.
Transaction Banking
China: Price War Among Cloud Providers A Boon To Buyers
The pricing moves come as China’s economy makes a cautious recovery following the relaxation of strict Covid-19 restrictions.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Chinese Companies Switch Auditors To Avoid Delisting
The decision to switch most likely stems from a US law statingthat Chinese companies can be delisted if their auditing firms do not comply with US accounting standards.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Hong Kong: E-Currency Pilot To Pave Way For Broad Consumer Use
Sixteen banks and payment firms are involved in a trial using the “e-HKD,” including the three note-issuing banks—HSBC, Standard Chartered and the Bank of China (Hong Kong).
News
Japanese, South Korean Leaders Meet But Normalization Remains Elusive
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited a memorial to Koreans killed when the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city 78 years agoyet fully normal diplomatic ties between Tokyo and Seoul still appear to be a long way off.
Banking
Rising Earnings Among Rising Rates: Q&A With DBS Bank CEO Piyush Gupta
Piyush Gupta, the CEO of DBS Bank, shares his thoughts on the “fourth industrial revolution.”
Banking
World’s Best Banks 2023—Asia-Pacific
Banks push on as rates rise and bring a boost in interest margins.
Executive Interviews
Taiwan: Strength Under Pressure
Leaders from the Central Bank of Taiwan (CBC) and five banks active on the island discussed post-Covid supply chain challenges, inflation, and tensions with ChinaduringGlobal Finance'srecent roundtable.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China Proposes Security Assessment For AI Tools
According to China's newproposed regulations, companies providing generative AI services must prevent false information and content that is discriminatory or harmful to intellectual property or personal privacy rights.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
China: IPOs Surge Under New Listing Rules
The new rules—which debuted in Shanghai and Shenzhen last month—are aimed at speeding up listings and boosting corporate fund-raising.