
AWARDS
OUTCOME: 15TH ANNUAL DEAL & SOLUTION AWARDS
10 December 2021: Hong Kong: A record number of submissions were received from across the region this year. Although the average number of key deals submitted per bank was marginally…
ISLAMIC FINANCE
BNM LAUNCHES MYOR-I, WORLD’S 1ST ISLAMIC BENCHMARK RATE
CAGAMAS CLOSES PRICING FOR RM1.3B BONDS, SUKUK
MAYBANK IB: STRONG DEMAND FOR SUSTAINABILITY BOND & SUKUK IN 2022
MALAYSIA DOMINATES IN SUKUK: MOODY’S
CENERGI SEA ISSUES RM210M GREEN SUKUK
SME
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INDONESIA’S PALM OIL EXPORT BAN TO BE LIFTED ON MAY 23: JOKOWI
May 19, 2022Indonesia's palm oil export ban will be lifted on May 23, as the average price of cooking oil domestically has... -
THAILAND GDP OUTLOOK SLIPS AMID UKRAINE AND CHINA UNCERTAINTIES
May 17, 2022National Economic and Social Development Council says it sees gross domestic product expanding 2.5-3.5 percent. Thailand’s main economic forecasting agency... -
GREEN SHOOTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
February 14, 2022Last year, Southeast Asia’s low vaccination rates and strict lockdowns reverberated across the world, mostly in the form of supply... -
INDONESIA, PHILIPPINES & VIETNAM WILL TAKE LONGER TO RECOVER VS SINGAPORE & MALAYSIA
July 28, 2021Any hope of fast economic bounce back is dashed by the emergence of the Delta Variant (DV) that forced ASEAN... -
TACTICS TO PREVENT SME LOANS FROM TURNING SOUR
October 27, 2020Despite being overshadowed by large conglomerates in size and financial stature, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have long been the...

COMMENTARY
INFLATION IS A CHALLENGE EXCEPT IN ASIA
By Robin Harding The world is experiencing a dramatic bout of inflation. Except for the places where it is not. Sharp price rises in the United States and United Kingdom —…

ASSET MANAGEMENT
AFFIN HWANG RECORDED STRONG AUM GROWTH IN 2020
Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd’s (Affin Hwang AM) total assets under administration (AUA) rose 26 per cent from RM58 billion at the start of 2020 to close the year at RM73 billion as…

FINTECH
THAILAND CATCHES UP TO SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA ON VIRTUAL BANKING
The Bank of Thailand says it plans to issue guidelines for digital banks by June. Thailand is preparing rules for the setting up of virtual banks, set to join peers…
ASEAN FINTECH FUNDING TRIPLES TO $3.5B IN 2021
Financial technology (fintech) funding in Southeast Asia jumped more than three times in the first nine months of this year compared with full-year 2020, reaching a record $3.5 billion, a…
