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Northeast Asia

Macau turns to a hub

Instead of ignoring its colonial past, Macau is using it as a unique selling point for its renminbi clearing services by targeting Portuguese-speaking markets. But that business hasn’t arrived yet, and it will always struggle to overcome the challenge of the commodity dollar.

March 27, 2018

Northeast Asia

ADB steps into the Chinese century

It has been a pillar of Asian finance for half a century, but does the Asian Development Bank still have a role to play?

March 27, 2018

Northeast Asia

UBS sharpens its focus… while Hong Kong’s regulator draws its knife

Competitors have been quick to delight in the travails of UBS’s Asian investment bank, notably its decline in the league tables and a revolving door at senior management level. A ban imposed by Hong Kong’s regulator is the latest stick with which to beat the Swiss bank. But UBS’s regional leadership remains bullish – not least thanks to the power of its private bank.

Matthew Thomas, March 27, 2018

South Asia

BKash builds a payments system for the future

Kamal Quadir has transformed financial services for the poor in Bangladesh with bKash. The mobile payments system is shaping up to be a great success story. Here’s how a child of independence put it together.

Eric Ellis, March 27, 2018

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South Asia

Sri Lanka's reluctant saviour

Indrajit Coomaraswamy was all but retired when the call came to run Sri Lanka’s central bank. He can’t remember saying yes to the job, but in 18 months, the self-effacing civil servant has given a government on the edge of bankruptcy a new lease of life.

Elliot Wilson, March 26, 2018

South Asia

Tarnished: What the PNB scandal means for India's public-sector banks

Just when everyone thought India’s state-owned banks were on the path to recovery, a $2 billion fraud at Punjab National Bank has knocked confidence in the whole sector and cast doubts on the government’s ambitious efforts to sort out these ailing lenders once and for all.

March 26, 2018

Northeast Asia

China: Foreign banks breathe easier

Life for foreign banks in China should be easier now that the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has made important changes to the rules governing their activities that should create a more level playing field.

March 26, 2018

South Asia

Islamic banking takes off in Sri Lanka

Few outside Sri Lanka would equate the island with Islamic banking, but the sector is growing fast and pulling in hitherto unbanked customers.

Elliot Wilson, March 26, 2018

Northeast Asia

PBoC shines in regulatory shake-up

China is bringing its banking and insurance watchdogs under one roof, and experts say the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is the real winner, with an even broader mandate.

March 26, 2018

South Asia

Sri Lanka: Banks start the countdown to consolidation

Thanks to new capital and accounting rules, higher costs and increased competition, the island’s cosy banking sector is heading for a long overdue shake-up.

Elliot Wilson, March 26, 2018

South Asia

The ins and outs of international investment banks in India

Domestic banks say that even if foreign rivals haven’t given up the ghost already, they face a tough future in India. International banks see a brighter future beyond meagre fees as Indian markets mature. They can’t both be right.

March 23, 2018

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