
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
UPSIDE WITH ISLAMIC FINANCING IN 2023
YTL POWER SECURES ISLAMIC TERM FINANCING FOR GREEN PROJECT
MOODY’S UPBEAT ON MALAYSIA’S ISLAMIC BANKING PROSPECTS
MALAYSIA RAISED ALMOST US$2 BILLION VIA SRI SUKUK BETWEEN 2015-2021

SME
SINGAPORE INKS CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS WITH INDONESIA & MALAYSIA
SUPPORT SMEs TO HELP SHIFTING SUPPLY CHAINS IN ASEAN
S$2.4B IN MONEY LAUNDERING PROCEEDS: ASSETS SEIZED
SME ESG PRACTICES VS DIFFICULT POLICY CHOICES
MAYBANK IBG CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC, FORESEES MYR REVERSAL

COMMENTARY
EXIM BANK’s ISSUES SME GREEN BONDS
According to Rak Vorrakitpokatorn, EXIM Bank’s president, the bank issued SME Green Bonds for the first time on June 6 this year. The bonds were offered to institutional investors and…

ASSET MANAGEMENT
CONNECTING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE POTENTIAL OF STABLE RETURNS
EQUITY OVERVIEW The equity market in Vietnam has been on a tear over the last decade, with several major indices reaching record highs. Market gains have been driven by both…

FINTECH
SINGAPORE’S IMAGE UNDER SCRUTINY
City-state’s anti-money laundering controls in spotlight after arrest of 10 foreigners and seizure of $736m in assets. Singapore’s image as a squeaky-clean business hub is under scrutiny amid a huge…
S$2.4B IN MONEY LAUNDERING PROCEEDS: ASSETS SEIZED
The value of assets that have been seized or issued with prohibition of disposal orders in one of Singapore’s largest anti-money laundering probes has gone up to more S$2.4 billion…
