China has become the second-biggest overseas export in the U.S.A. According to Xinergy Global, China also imports more than 550 billion dollars of goods from the U.S. each year. Tapping in those ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain plans to sell dollar bonds to plug budget deficit
The Gulf Arab kingdom is selling benchmark-size seven-year debt, 12-year securities and/or notes maturing in 30 years. ( read original story ...)
Business investments into Singapore rise 13%, highest in over a decade
Business investment commitments into Singapore rose 13% last year to their highest in more than a decade, helped by sectors such as semiconductors, energy and chemicals even as the city-state suffered ... ( read original story ...)
Will KB manage to achieve profit in Myanmar?
By Lee Min-hyung KB Kookmin Bank opened its first subsidiary in Myanmar last week and all eyes are on whether the lender will be able to keep the Southeast Asian branch in the bla ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Economic Monitor January 2021: Restoring Incomes; Recovering Jobs
COVID-19 has severely affected the Thai economy, which was already weakening even prior to the global outbreak. While signs of improvement have emerged in the most recent data, the second wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Global finance centre reboot on the cards
After long delays, Vietnam will begin implementing a plan to establish an international financial centre as a core pillar of contemporary global finance, thus putting the country’s profile onto the ... ( read original story ...)
Ant-backed Mynt eyes more funds for Philippines fintech fight
Mynt, the Philippine fintech company backed by China's Ant Group, is eyeing a further round of fundraising to secure a $1 billion valuation as the race for scale intensifies in the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Karandaaz Launches Data Portal on Pakistan’s Financial Indicators
The portal is interactive, intuitive, visually appealing and easy to navigate. It also offers the capability to generate bespoke data dashboards and has filtering and layering functionality. ( read original story ...)
The Modi government needs to fix India’s job crisis to fix the economy
As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to announce India's union budget for fiscal 2021-22 on Feb. 1, she could tackle a myriad of issues by relentlessly focusing on solving the unemployment ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Jack Ma emerges for first time since Ant crackdown
Billionaire founder of tech giants Alibaba and Ant Group had not been seen since regulators blocked Ant’s record IPO. ( read original story ...)