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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…

EMERGING MARKET CURRENCIES: OPPORTUNITY OR RISKS?

Emerging market liquidity faces capital charge crossroads By Vinay Trivedi, Emerging markets currently hold both promise and peril for institutional investors and investment bank…

TEMASEK FINALISING SALE OF PAVILION ENREGY WITH SHELL

Singapore’s Temasek Holdings is finalising the sale of some assets from liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading…

BANK INDONESIA INTERVENES TO DEFEND FALLING IDR

Indonesia’s central bank intervened in the foreign exchange market to defend the rupiah, its governor said…

GIA LAI ELECTRICITY JSC LAUNCHES VIETNAM’S FIRST GREEN FINANCE FRAMEWORK

Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company (GEC), a leading renewable energy company in Vietnam, achieved a…

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…

GREEN BONDS ON COURSE FOR $1 TRILLION IN 2024:

Strong Demand for Best Practice and Standards The first quarter of 2024 was the most prolific…

GRAB RAISES 1Q PROFIT FORECAST

Grab Holdings raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday (May 15) after reporting a higher-than-expected quarterly revenue,…

SIA TO PAY 8 MONTH BONUS FOLLOWING RECORD PROFITS

Singapore Airlines (SIA) staff will receive a bonus of almost eight months’ salary, following the airline’s record…

MALAYSIAN CARBON EXCHANGE TO AUCTION 1ST CARBON CREDIT 

Malaysia’s voluntary carbon market exchange will host an auction of its first Malaysian carbon credits on…