The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is studying the feasibility of issuing “blue bonds”, with proceeds…
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MALAYSIA DOMINATES GLOBAL SUKUK (39.2% MARKET SHARE)
Malaysia continues to dominate global sukuk markets in 2020 with a market share of 39.2 per…
MALAYSIA UPGRADED FROM FTSE RUSSELL WATCH LIST
The removal of Malaysia from the market accessibility of FTSE Russell’s Watch List is in recognition…
RCBC CLOSES SUSTAINABILITY BOND OFFER
RIZAL COMMERCIAL Banking Corp. (RCBC) has closed its offering of dual-tenor fixed-rate ASEAN sustainability bonds, with…
CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE EXCEEDS THB 100 BILLION
New long-term corporate bond issuance exceeded 100 billion baht in the first two months of this…
UHNWIs NOT CHANGING WEALTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Although the Covid-19 pandemic has led ultra-high-net-worth individual (UHNWI) investors in Asia to perceive markets as…
THAI GOV’T CONSIDERS INCREASING BONDS SOLD VIA E-WALLET APP
The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is preparing to increase the issuance of government savings bonds…
MYANMAR MILITARY COUP REMOVES CENTRAL BANK CHIEF
As news of the military coup in Myanmar reached the halls of the Bank of Japan,…
SINGAPORE SETS YEAREND TARGET FOR SHIFT AWAY FROM LIBOR
Singapore signaled that local banks and borrowers should move away from using the discredited London interbank…
C19 EDGES PHILIPPINES DEEPER INTO DEBT
By Beatrice M. Laforga Philippines’ outstanding debt reached P9.8 trillion (US$203.7 billion) at the end of…