Asia-Pacific

Asian banks, even in some of the smallest markets, are leveraging strong earnings to transform themselves into state-of-the-art digital players.

Samuel Tsien, CEO of OCBC, shares his thoughts on the bank’s stellar 2018 and future opportunities to serve customers.

The small Pacific island nation will host the annual lenders' meeting to discuss sustainable economic development and disaster resilience.

China and Japan are major players throughout the region, yet private financing is still needed to meet massive infrastructure needs.

CEO of National Australia Bank steps down amid scandal.

Vietnam has evolved, becoming a bigger FDI draw. Yet investors have cause for caution.

Fearing loss of revenue as their business customers push to go paperless, Asia’s banking giants are forging new partnerships.

Ventures like MYbank and WeBank are betting that AI and cloud technology will further reduce the costs and inefficiencies of borrowing faced by SMEs.

The country's first election since a military coup in 2014 will probably not lead to stability in the near future.

Pakistan scrambles to pay its debts.

Europe and Japan create the world's largest free trade zone.

Nations compete for foreign direct investment.

Demand for materials needed in batteries and energy storage has created a dynamic new market for once-obscure metals. Can supply keep up with demand?

Economic damage from Brexit will not be limited to the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

Bulgaria, Indonesia, Vietnam, Peru and Morocco are better positioned to weather global headwinds, a report finds. Antonella Ciancio As US-China trade tensions, tightening financial conditions and increasing political uncertainty cast shadows on global economic growth in 2019, five emerging countries ...

Bangladesh's longest-serving PM wins re-election and vows to modernize the country.

Debt-ridden Pakistan gets a lifeline.

Vietnam's economic reforms are leading to an IPO boom.

Tina Byles Williams is CEO and founder of FIS Group, a US asset manager. She speaks with Global Finance about US-China trade conflict, and the winners and losers in the new world order.

Japan needs workers from abroad to meet labor market demands.