Bahrain signs deal with Singapore to strengthen regulatory cooperation

By The Asset

The Central Bank of Bahrain yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Monetary Authority of Singapore

India’s regulators win praise, criticism

By Gita Dhungana

India's regulators earned kudos from the banking sector for their conservatism. But some say they are overly conservative, retarding the market's development

State banks give SMEs the cold shoulder

By Peter Fuhrman

The challenge of obtaining credit from state-owned banks is forcing SMEs in China to raise money from international investors to finance growth. Unfortunately, too few of China’s best SME bosses are aware that they can escape from the perils of undercapitalization by accessing private equity...

Low-intensity economy is blessing … and blight

By Daniel Yu

The Philippines has never been considered an export powerhouse and this has somewhat blunted the effects of the global crisis on its economy. But once global markets rebound, it is unlikely to benefit as much from a recovery either

Asia: The Future - Interview with Jai Arya

By The Asset Editorial Team

Jai Arya, executive vice-president, The Bank of New York Mellon, tells The Asset in an interview that Asian manufacturers and producers will lead the change in the next 10 years rather than follow it

Asia: The Future - Interview with Jiang Jianqing

By The Asset Editorial Team

Jiang Jianqing, chairman, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) tells The Asset in an interview that in the next ten years, he hopes to see the Chinese banking sector pick up speed in developing in the international market while maintaining its domestic market franchise