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…

IVL ISSUES THB10B SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED BOND

Chemical producer Indorama Ventures (IVL) has issued Thailand’s first and largest sustainability-linked bond (SLB) worth 10…

BANPU ACQUIRES POWER PLANT IN US FOR US$430M

Banpu Group, a non-oil energy conglomerate, has concluded a share purchase deal worth US$430 million (14.29…

CORPORATE BONDS TO REACH THB1 TRILLION IN 2021 (US$30B)

The issuance of corporate bonds is expected to hit a trillion baht this year as companies…

TECH EQUITIES IN INDONESIA LOSING STEAM

Investors cautious over lofty valuations in Indonesia’s booming technology market have sent a gauge of the…

PTTEP EXPLORING THB5 BILLION DIGITAL BONDS

PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is preparing to offer Asia’s first digital bonds worth 5…

IDR: BEST 2021 PERFORMER IN ASIA

SINGAPORE: The Indonesian rupiah could be Asia’s best-performing currency for the rest of the year with…

USD SURGE: A TWO DIMENSIONAL LOOK

A surging US dollar signals for some the clearest sign of an ebbing money tide and…

PHILIPPINES ISSUES $1.6B RETAIL DOLLAR BONDS

THE GOVERNMENT raised $1.593 billion (P80.91 billion) from its first-ever onshore retail dollar bond (RDB) sale last week,…

GRAB EXPLORING STAKE IN LEADING E-WALLET OVO

SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments firm Grab will more than double its stake in Indonesian…