Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

PH Firms Seen Tapping More Foreign Bond Deals, Hedging Tools

Local corporations are seen tapping more offshore bond deals, strategic hedging tools and “green” bonds in 2020 as capital markets will likely remain conducive...

Malaysia to Maintain Pioneer Role in Islamic Banking

Malaysia is recognized as the "global leader in Islamic banking" sector which is enlarging rapidly worldwide, according to local media. "We are seen as a...

NTPC to Invest Rs 50,000 Crore to Add 10GW Solar Energy...

State-owned power giant NTPC NSE 0.52% is planning to add 10GW of solar energy generation capacity by 2022, which entails an investment of around...

K-Electric Plans Rs25b Sukuk

K-Electric has decided to raise debt worth up to Rs25 billion to finance ongoing projects in the areas of power generation, transmission and distribution...

The IFSB Working Paper on Intermediaries in the Islamic Capital Market

The Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) today issued its 13th research in the Working Paper series, WP-13: Intermediaries in the Islamic Capital Market (ICM),...

Policy Action Needed to Boost Green Financing: RBI

The development of green financing faces many challenges including false compliance claims, non-standard definitions of what constitutes green loans, and maturity mismatches between long-term...