Speech Jan 28, 2021 BIS’ Carstens: “Digital currencies and the future of the monetary system” Agustín Carstens, general manager of Bank for International Settlements, in a speech to Hoover Institution affiliates, ... 10820
News Analysis Jan 27, 2021 Corporate and transaction bankers turn to digitisation and sustainability to survive the In a post-pandemic environment with reduced volumes, depressed margins, and elevated credit costs, corporate and transac... 10269
AB500 Jan 27, 2021 Hong Kong banks prove balance sheet resilience as Asia Pacific players suffer credit and profit stress Bank of China (Hong Kong) emerges as strongest bank by balance sheet in Asia Pacific in 2020. While the majority of bank... 26975
News Analysis Jan 25, 2021 African banks' profitability under pressure amid weakened economic growth The banking sector in the region faces increased pressure on asset quality and weak operating conditions as COVID-19 pan... 6031
News Analysis Jan 21, 2021 Asia Pacific banks' outlook dims as uneven recovery impacts asset quality and profits Significant risks to asset quality and profitability persist for banks in Asia Pacific as start of COVID-19 vaccination ... 6266
Sibos Round Up Jan 21, 2021 DBS, Microsoft, StanChart CEOs see financial services thrive in 2021 with accelerated digital transformation The chief executives of DBS Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft discuss the impact of technological transformati... 7301
Trendwatch Jan 19, 2021 World Bank warns coordinated global response still needed to avert protracted crisis The World Bank expects growth in emerging markets and developing economies in East Asia and Pacific to rebound to 7.4% i... 5274
Jan 16, 2021 Dodd-Frank's Barney Frank: In this conversation with Emmanuel Daniel, Congressman Frank will share his insights on the incoming Biden administratio... 561
Jan 11, 2021 Pine Labs’ Rau: “We are expanding the buy now, pay later service in Southeast Asia” Pine Labs, the erstwhile India focused merchant and payment platform company, is now shifting its attention to Southeast... 10321
Jan 11, 2021 Tencent’s Lin: “Demand for cross-border payments and remittance increased during the pandemic” Forest Lin, corporate vice president at Tencent and concurrently president at Tencent Financial Technology, shares his i... 8194
Jan 07, 2021 GreenArc Capital’s Chaudhury: In this RadioFinance session, Emmanuel Daniel spoke with Bikram Chaudhury, a veteran in investment banking, about his cu... 1098
Current Account Jan 07, 2021 $18 billion Gojek-Tokopedia merger brewing after talks with Grab hit a snag Tokopedia and Gojek are reportedly in a tie-up ahead of a planned public listing in Indonesia and the United States... 7742
Jan 07, 2021 GreenArc Capital’s Chaudhury: In this RadioFinance session, Emmanuel Daniel spoke with Bikram Chaudhury, a veteran in investment banking, about his cu... 1098
News Analysis Jan 07, 2021 Biden presidency signals a return to economic multilateralism and renewed ties with China After a tumultuous, often unpredictable and norm breaking term under the Trump Administration, what can Asia and the wor... 7721
Jan 06, 2021 Aegis Custody’s Wei: “We're creating digital trade receivables in a $500 billion market” Serra Wei, founder and CEO of Taiwan-based Aegis Custody, discusses the market potential of digitalised trade account re... 2899
Research Note Jan 06, 2021 China’s negative yield bonds exacerbate market distortions with limited implications for issuers Recent sale of negative yield bonds by Chinese government seen as part of a cyclical trend given historical low interest... 6659
