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POSITIVE LONG-TERM PROSPECTS FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE, POST-C19
The long-term potential for Islamic finance remains promising globally in a post COVID-19 environment due to…
AYALA ENERGY UNIT RAISES $300M FROM GREEN BONDS
AC Energy and Infrastructure Corp. has raised $300 million from its green bond issuance, its parent…
BANKS SHIFTING DIGITAL
Banks will continue to beef up digital capabilities and rethink branch strategies as consumers are likely…
MAS UNVEILS WORLD’S FIRST GREEN LOANS
Companies of all sizes will get more support in securing green and sustainability-linked loans, with a…
THAILAND’S SEC: CRITICAL CAPITAL MARKET CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED
Pichit Akrathit, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, centre left, and Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol, SEC secretary-general,…
NEW LIQUIDITY MGMT. FRAMEWORK FOR ISLAMIC BANKS
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) has released proposed guidelines for the management of liquidity risks…
FITCH: PHL BANKS FACE ASSET QUALITY RISKS
Philippine banks will struggle with risks to asset quality going into the first half of 2021,…
TrueMoney FORAYS INTO MUTUAL FUNDS
TrueMoney, the e-wallet service under Ascend Money, is expanding services to mutual fund investment in partnership…
2021 FORECAST SEES UPSURGE IN IPOs
Analysts expect a resurgence in initial public offerings (IPOs) next year, when many companies that delayed…
MEGA M&A TO CREATE ASIA’S NEXT ISLAMIC FINANCE HUB
By Fauziah Rizki Yuniarti, Three Indonesian Islamic Banks signed a merger deal last October aiming to increase the efficiency, performance, and thus competitiveness of…