Weekly Brief Aug 21 China holds LPRs for 15th month, expands consumer and small-business loan subsidies TAB China Weekly Brief: China holds loan prime rates for a 15th month, PBOC expands digital RMB network to 30 operators and renews RMB220 billion Aust... 176
Weekly Brief Aug 19 Standard Bank and Absa increase earnings, AFC leads $2.5 billion equity placement for Dangote Refinery TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Standard Bank and Absa post stronger first-half earnings, whi AFC raises $2.5 billion for Dangote's refinery and CHF 350 mill... 717
Weekly Brief Aug 14 China’s exports rise 23.9% as high-tech shipments strengthen, PBOC keeps support in reserve TAB China Weekly Brief: China's exports surge 23.9% on tech demand, the PBOC unveils a five-year policy framework, Chinese banks issue RMB1.3 trillion... 1167
Weekly Brief Aug 12 Kenya keeps rates at 8.75%, Afreximbank extends record EUR 110 million facility to Chad TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Kenya holds its policy rate at 8.75% and approves its first banking-sector ETF, Afreximbank extends Chad a EUR 110 million fa... 979
Weekly Brief Aug 10 China expands currency swaps with Malaysia and Argentina, Singapore banks grow fee income The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: China expands currency swaps with Malaysia and Argentina, Singapore banks grow fee income as margins narrow, Westpac mo... 1178
Weekly Brief Aug 03 Japan and US intervene to support yen, Situational Awareness unwinds most of $16 billion portfolio The Asian Banker Weekly Brief: Japan and the US jointly intervened to support the yen after the Bank of Japan held rates, as Standard Chartered raised... 717
Weekly Brief Jul 30 Airtel Money prepares London listing, three African central banks hold rates TAB Africa Weekly Brief: Airtel Africa prepares a London listing for Airtel Money, South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana hold rates, and Angola's Banco de F... 855
Weekly Brief Jul 27 Perry Warjiyo’s surprise resignation follows Bank Indonesia’s 5.75% rate hold This week, Bank Indonesia's governor resigned in a surprise move, the OCC rejected Wise's US trust bank application and UniCredit raised its Commerzba... 1170
Weekly Brief Jul 20 EU proposes freer movement of bank capital and liquidity, JPMorgan questions US capital reset This week, the European Commission proposed freer capital and liquidity movement across banking groups, JPMorgan pushed back on uneven US capital refo... 650
Weekly Brief Jul 20 JP Morgan nears $1 trillion valuation, EU seeks to free $263 billion of trapped liquidity Wall Street earnings, Europe's push to unlock bank liquidity and renewed monetary tightening in Asia highlighted a week in which banks balanced resili... 535
Weekly Brief Jul 13 Chip stocks lose $2.1 trillion, UK puts cloud giants under bank oversight This week's Asian Banker Weekly Brief covers the collapsed US-Iran ceasefire and oil surge, a $2.1 trillion chip selloff, Swift's blockchain payments ... 369
Weekly Brief Jul 06 China's central bank adds overnight repo tool, RBI names AI cyberattacks top bank risk Four central bank chiefs unite in Sintra against forward guidance, as the ECB's Claudia Buch resists easing capital rules, China debuts an overnight r... 404
Weekly Brief Jun 29 Singapore establishes Future of Finance Institute, BIS warns on sovereign debt The BIS warns record sovereign debt held by non-bank investors poses new systemic risk, as Morgan Stanley gates a private credit fund again, and MAS l... 340
Interviews Jun 05 How should banks compete when Washington redraws the rules of finance Former US Congressman Patrick McHenry argues that AI, digital assets and a more politically responsive regulatory environment will reshape how banks c... 1446
Weekly Brief Jun 01 Central banks recalibrate while agentic AI moves into production Diverging monetary policy and rapid AI adoption reshape banking risk this week, as Fed vice chair Bowman signals no rate hike, BOJ's Ueda flags oil-sh... 334
Weekly Brief May 25 Currencies under pressure, frameworks under construction Currency pressure drives rate action in Indonesia, India and Nigeria as China holds its loan prime rate for a twelfth month, while US and UK regulator... 242
Weekly Brief May 11 Fee income cushions banks as rate tailwinds fade First-quarter results show fee, wealth and insurance income offsetting weaker margins across major banks, as Australia hikes rates, Malaysia holds ste... 267
Weekly Brief May 04 Rate paths diverge as banks report record first-quarter results The BOJ, Fed and ECB all hold rates but diverge sharply on signals, as record first-quarter earnings at UBS, US banks and Standard Chartered mask earl... 278
Weekly Brief Apr 27 Banks face tighter regulatory oversight as policy and credit risks converge A weekly briefing on the developments shaping global banking and what decision-makers need to understand.... 1546
Feature Apr 23 Malaysia's tokenisation pilots target cross-border wholesale frictions Bank Negara Malaysia is testing tokenised deposits and ringgit stablecoins to inform an end-2026 policy decision. Three pilots will also test Malaysia... 6538
Current Account Feb 25 Bank of America sees diverging domestic cycles reshaping ASEAN bank credit growth and margins AI-driven export strength supports ASEAN, according to BoFA economists Kai Wei And and Rahul Bajoria but diverging output gaps and uneven policy trans... 2032
Analysis Jan 30 Global banking in an age of constrained resilience Global banking enters 2026 with strong capital positions and easing financial conditions but faces a structurally more constrained environment shaped ... 3604
Opinion Jan 06 How China is turning regional diversity into productivity For many countries today, the core economic question is no longer how to grow faster, but how to grow smarter, as labour is aging, capital is more exp... 2539
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 19 GFTN builds global corridors for fintech collaboration GFTN is establishing centres of excellence and regional satellite capabilities to strengthen innovation, policy development and cross border connectiv... 2834
Singapore Fintech Festival Nov 17 Italy builds fintech bridges with Singapore and ASEAN for the next decade Italy’s ambassador to Singapore and Brunei Dante Brandi, trade commissioner Giorgio Calveri and Italia Fintech vice president Massimo Ruffolo outlin... 2130
Opinion Nov 04 Reflections on China's AI journey China’s AI journey reveals a mature ecosystem where banks, platforms and regulators collaborate to embed intelligent finance across sectors.... 1608
Opinion Nov 04 China’s AI innovation model and its global implications China’s AI model fuses technology, policy and finance into an integrated system, offering global lessons amid distinct local conditions.... 1512
Conference Oct 22 UOB outlines ASEAN’s path from integration to resilience Amid shifting supply chains, ASEAN is becoming a key hub for trade, investment, and innovation driven by cooperation, technology, and sustainability.... 2764
Sibos Round Up Oct 06 Deutsche Bank drives G20 cross-border payments agenda with real-time, blockchain and AI initiatives At Sibos 2025, Deutsche Bank’s Tsvetanka Nankova detailed efforts to enhance cross-border payments via ISO 20022, real-time, blockchain and AI.... 4458
Conference Jul 07 ASEAN builds self-reliance through capital and institutional cooperation The 2025 ASEAN Conference outlined a coordinated strategy to strengthen ASEAN’s economic independence by mobilising regional capital, aligning publi... 3821
Speeches and Presentations Jul 03 Recalibrating trade, industrial policy and financial systems in a fragmented world In his keynote at the 2025 The Asian Banker Future of Finance China Summit, held on 26 June in Beijing, Robert Koopman— former Chief Economist of th... 5429
Interviews Jun 27 China reforms financial system with caution as it confronts global risks Professor He Ping of Tsinghua University explains why China must resist short-term stimulus, reform its regulatory system and innovate responsibly to ... 6101
Conference Jun 27 Rebuilding economic resilience and reimagining China’s growth amid global disruption At the 2025 The Asian Banker Future of Finance China Summit, held on 26 June in Beijing, five distinguished keynote speakers from academia, government... 3422
Co-published Jun 04 CCB delivers steady growth and optimisation, with costs and risks under control At its 2024 Annual Performance Conference on 28 March, China Construction Bank (CCB) reported strong growth, with total assets of RMB 41 trillion ($5.... 17834
Opinion Mar 13 China’s proactive fiscal policy: Driving growth, investment and global stability As the world grapples with economic uncertainty, inflation and rising geopolitical risks, China has unveiled a powerful fiscal response with significa... 3831
Interviews Feb 24 SCB’s Mary Huen embodies visionary leadership in transforming times Standard Chartered Bank’s Mary Huen shared her strategic vision for driving growth, fostering innovation and navigating challenges in one of the wor... 10109
Feature Oct 08 Bank CEOs lead charge on sustainable finance and ESG impact As the world shifts towards sustainability, bank CEOs are at the forefront, driving ESG initiatives, overcoming challenges and reaping the benefits fr... 5702
Interviews May 07 Chris Holmes on future of inclusive finance and technology Ahead of his keynote at The Asian Banker Summit in Hong Kong in May 2024, Holmes, known as Lord Holmes in the UK House of Lords, discussed his expansi... 9388
Interviews Oct 02 Chris Holmes: “Cooperate to enable economic and social benefit right away around the world” Chris Holmes, UK’s leading advocate for technology and innovation, and committee member on the groundbreaking Electronic Trade Documents Act that ca... 5772
Speech Jul 24 NatWest’s Howard Davies: “The rise of neobanks, fintechs and AI challenges traditional banking” Howard Davies, chairman of National Westminster Group, delivered an insightful speech at The Asian Banker Future of Finance Summit held in Bangkok, Th... 6648
Apr 20 Zhixin Investment’s Lian Ping: “China’s capital market will soon become the world’s largest” Lian Ping is chief economist of Zhixin Investment, president of Zhixin Investment Research Institute and president of the China Chief Economist Forum,... 40481
interviews Oct 29 China's economic policy makers Top policy advisor, Huang Yiping explains the history and direction of China’s economic policies.... 24970
