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…

CREDITORS TO VOTE ON DISTRESSED SHIPPER’S FATE

Creditors to struggling Singapore shipper Pacific International Lines Pte (PIL) will vote soon on a restructuring…

SHORT MATURITY THAI BONDS IN DEMAND AS RATE VERDICT NEARS

The prospects for rate easing are boosting demand for shorter-maturity Thai bonds ahead of this week’s first…

ASIA FIXED INCOME ASSETS TO PERFORM WELL IN 2021: MANULIFE

Asset manager says asset class, with its solid fundamentals, poised to be in better shape for…

THAI MINISTRY OF FINANCE TO RAISE US$2 BILLION (THB 60 BILLION) IN SAVINGS BONDS

The government will sell US$2 billion equivalent of Thai baht denominated (THB 60 billion) government savings…

RAM RATINGS: CORPORATE BOND ISSUANCE TO HIT RM100B-RM110B IN 2021

Malaysia’s corporate bond issuance, which remained robust at RM104.6 billion (U$25.7 billion) in 2020 despite C19…

FOREIGN INVESTORS TO FLOCK TO INDONESIAN BONDS: DEUTSCHE

Deutsche Bank Indonesia predicts investors will be attracted to the country’s domestic capital market, given the…

SIA ISSUES US$500 million USD BONDS

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has raised US$500 million (S$660 million) in its first US dollar bond issue,…