AWARDS

17th BEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AWARDS

Hong Kong – Monday, 12 June 2023: Using a fair, robust and informative methodology and after adding a number of additional criteria to existing awards to tighten its eligibility among …

ISLAMIC FINANCE

AEON CREDIT (MALAYSIA) ISSUES SUKUK

Aeon Credit Service (Malaysia) has made its second issuance of sukuk wakalah under the Islamic commercial papers (ICP) programme of...
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UPSIDE WITH ISLAMIC FINANCING IN 2023

Demand for syariah-compliant instruments is expected to continue to rise in 2023, supported by strong economic growth amid robust oil...
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YTL POWER SECURES ISLAMIC TERM FINANCING FOR GREEN PROJECT

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) and OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd are the joint mandated lead arrangers for a RM1.10 billion Islamic...
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MOODY’S UPBEAT ON MALAYSIA’S ISLAMIC BANKING PROSPECTS

Malaysia’s Islamic finance industry is expected to grow faster than conventional banking with growth driven by the retail segment in...
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MALAYSIA RAISED ALMOST US$2 BILLION VIA SRI SUKUK BETWEEN 2015-2021

Malaysia has raised close to US$2 billion (RM9.2 billion) via 21 sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) sukuk issuers from 2015...
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SME

A DIGITAL LIFELINE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Xero’s cloud solutions are helping local SMEs manage their financial and operational challenges. Rising costs and declining consumer spending is...
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DBS AND DELOITTE LAUNCH SUSTAINABILITY ACCELERATOR TOOL

DBS and Deloitte have unveiled the Sustainability Accelerator Tool, a user-friendly solution designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
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IMPACT OF A SINGLE SOFTWARE UPDATE: MICROSOFT-CROWDSTRIKE OUTAGE

The “largest IT outage in history” rightfully raises questions about the high interdependency of the world’s digital economy, says a...
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IFC PARTNERS WITH LI & FUNG AND LFX TO SUPPORT SMEs/SUPPLY CHAINS

To help increase access to affordable supply-chain finance for smaller enterprises in Asia and integrate greater digitalization in supply-chain management,...
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2024 LENDING INCOME AT MOST APAC BANKS SET TO FALL

Lending incomes at many large Asia-Pacific banks are expected to dip in 2024, as margins come under increasing pressure, according...
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COMMENTARY

MALAYSIA SHEDS SHORT-TERMISM TO BECOME ASIA’S COMEBACK KID

While Thailand’s policy uncertainty risk premium has been rising during a year of political upheaval, Malaysia has been charting an economic comeback by being unusually quiet and stable politically. Malaysia had…

ASSET MANAGEMENT

IMPACT OF A SINGLE SOFTWARE UPDATE: MICROSOFT-CROWDSTRIKE OUTAGE

The “largest IT outage in history” rightfully raises questions about the high interdependency of the world’s digital economy, says a researcher from the University of London. The world as we…

FINTECH

VILJA & FPT SOFTWARE ENTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Vilja CEO Fredrik Ulvenholm and FPT Software Sweden CEO Ngoc Anh Pham signed the agreement at the Vietnam-Sweden Business Forum in Stockholm, Sweden last Friday, 6 September. FPT Software, a…

MICROSOFT TO INVEST $1.7B IN INDONESIA

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says investment will help Southeast Asia’s biggest economy thrive in ‘new era’. Microsoft has announced plans to invest $1.7bn in artificial intelligence and cloud services in…