European firms Hong Kong expansion strategies are gaining momentum as companies use the city as a base to enter mainland China and wider...

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed the State Bank of Vietnam to develop a roadmap to remove Vietnam bank credit...

China’s financial regulators have proposed a China AML reform to remove the requirement for individuals to declare the source or purpose...

Thailand has raised its 2025 economic growth forecast to between 1.8% and 2.2%, up from 1.5% to 2.0%, after the US lowered proposed...

Hong Kong is fast solidifying its role as a leading global asset and wealth management centre, driven by tax reform, a strong IPO...

The Hong Kong IPO market surged in the first seven months of 2024, with 53 companies listing and total IPO fundraising climbing over...

Bank Negara Malaysia, Bank Indonesia, and the Bank of Thailand have expanded their Local Currency Transaction Framework (LCTF) by...

Malaysian banks are expected to remain resilient in H2 2025, despite a projected quarter-on-quarter rise in loan loss provisions in Q2,...

China International Capital Corp (CICC) and China Galaxy Securities are launching more than USD1bn in new funds across Southeast Asia,...

US investment in Asia-Pacific real estate surged 31% year-on-year to USD4.97bn in Q2 2025, driven by investor demand for yield and...

The Philippine economy likely expanded by 5.5% in the second quarter of 2025, according to a BusinessWorld poll of economists. The...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has maintained its interest rate at 0.5% while adopting a more optimistic view on the economic outlook, following...

Hong Kong is highlighting its transformation into a hub for innovation, international legal services, and art trading in a new government...

The International Monetary Fund has revised Malaysia’s 2025 GDP growth forecast upward to 4.5% from 4.1%, citing improved prospects for...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is piloting a business credit-scoring system under its Commercial Data Interchange (CDI) scheme...

Indonesian tycoon Prajogo Pangestu has grown his net worth by over USD20bn since April, reaching USD36.2bn, according to Bloomberg data....

Bank Negara Malaysia has lowered its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 4%–4.8%, down from 4.5%–5.5%, citing global trade uncertainty and...

Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) assets have surged past HKD1.4tr (USD178bn) as of end-June, reaching a historic high,...

Vietnam is partnering with Switzerland to develop international financial centres, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said during...

Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner, IFF AI Committee Coordinator The International Finance Forum (IFF) has released the third edition of its...