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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Foxconn Looks To Expand Production Outside China

Foxconn’s shift toward US production is also in line with the US government’s broader efforts to develop a supply chain that is more resilient and less reliant on other markets.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

India’s PhonePe Branches Out

PhonePe is fast becoming a distribution engine, leveraging the large base of 450 million registered users to cross-sell products such as insurance, lending and other services.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Indian Companies Work Around Swift Ban Targeting Russia

Indian companies continue to do business with Russian banks using non-dollar currencies and channels outside of the Western financial system.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Sri Lanka: IMF Approves Bailout

Sri Lanka’s perfect storm of economic disaster started with the Covid-19 pandemic and years of government nepotism, corruption, and economic mismanagement ultimately led to a$50 billion default on foreign loans.

Technology

The Netherlands Joins US Effort To Deny China Semiconductor Technology

While the US effort to cut China out of the global semiconductor industry is driven by national security concerns,the effort has consequences for semiconductor companies that produce civilian products.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

China: New Premier Is Xis Yes Man

Li Qiang's lack of governing experience might be the very reason China's President Xi Jinping elevated him to such a powerful position.

News

Vietnam: Population Hits 100 Million

While China's population is starting to shrink, Vietnam's is growing in tandem with the economy.

Award Winners

Best Treasury and Cash Management Providers 2023: Asia-Pacific

Regional banks spur growth in new product offerings.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Adani’s Scandal: Huge Stock Loss For Shareholders

Despite Adani Group’s denial ofwrongdoing and debt prepayment in a couple of companies, banks and investors were not reassured.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Japan Bank Governor Nominee Charts Own Course

Kazuo Uedawill have his plate full when he takes over in the spring, with the market keen to see whether—and how soon—he will deviate from his predecessors controversial policies.

Features

China Pumps Up The Panda Bond Market

With interest rates rising in the West, China hopes its falling interest rates will attractmultinationals to its domestic bond market.

News

China: Domestic Jetliner Takes Wing

China aims to challenge the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, an objective that was unthinkable a few years ago.