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Asiamoney

Coronavirus and finance: Living through history

Banks are better prepared than in 2008, because lessons were learned from the last crisis.

April 16, 2020

Central Asia

Uzbek upstart banks on privatizations

Silk Capital is making a big bet on the liberalization of the country’s financial system – a crucial test case of international demand for the nation will be the boutique investment bank’s own offshore IPO.

Matthew Thomas, April 16, 2020

Central Asia

Uzbekistan: State banks keep a tight grip

Uzbekistan’s state-owned banks dominate the local financial system; a mix of local, privately owned banks and eager foreign players are helping the country to open up, but it will not be easy.

Matthew Thomas, April 16, 2020

Asiamoney

Coronavirus: IPOs lose the human touch

Asia’s first virtual roadshows have paved the way for a new digital approach to IPO executions; they are a necessity at the moment, but they could become the new normal.

Jonathan Breen, April 16, 2020

Southeast Asia

Myanmar banking: Digital evolution, not revolution (yet)

Cash is still king in Myanmar; banks are still trying to figure out what to do with the power of technology.

April 16, 2020

South Asia

India: Yes Bank's trouble was saying no

The spectacular collapse of a fast-growing private lender in early March has dealt yet another blow to India’s already shaky finance industry, led to the arrest of its founder and thrown a spotlight on the bank’s aggressive lending practices.

Rashmi Kumar, April 16, 2020

South Asia

India's banks clean up

The financial industry has been a mess, hit by defaults, rising bad loans, corporate governance scandals, frauds and, most recently, the government rescue of Yes Bank - the worst may be over, but things aren’t tidy yet.

April 16, 2020

Southeast Asia

Indonesia creates a new capital bonanza

President Joko Widodo is planning southeast Asia’s biggest infrastructure project in building his new capital city in remote Kalimantan; it promises to be a party for bankers – but first they will have to negotiate some quirky local characters.

Eric Ellis, April 14, 2020

Asiamoney

Asian banking in the time of coronavirus

Covid-19 has pushed down global stock markets, led to alarming projections about global growth, and forced millions out of work and most of the rest to work from home. Asiamoney considers the likely impact on banks in the region

Matthew Thomas, April 14, 2020

Asiamoney

Coronavirus: Digital banking is no longer optional

Digital banks have long talked about the importance of efficient online and mobile banking services at the expense of face-to-face meetings and physical branches; the coronavirus crisis means there is now little argument against this model.

Matthew Thomas, April 14, 2020

ESG

Commodities and net zero drive ESG financing in Latin America

Latin America’s corporates are embracing sustainable local debt financing with enthusiasm. The region’s bankers are betting that it’s going to be as good for bookrunner fees as it promises to be for the environment.

Rob Dwyer, May 23, 2022

South Asia

Banking: Sri Lankans drag their digital feet

The country’s banks have worked hard to develop their digital capabilities, but customers are slow to join the revolution.

Morgan Davis, April 09, 2020

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