Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Ethereum Foundation Director’s New Role to Help Business Use Public Blockchain

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) has appointed Aya Miyaguchi, executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, to its board as the EEA unveils its new...

Malaysian Company Issues Green Sukuk to Finance Small Hydro Construction

Telekosang Hydro One Sdn Bhd in Malaysia has issued an 18-year green sukuk to finance the construction of a 24-MW run-of-river hydro plant, according to Climate...

Islamic Finance Flashes Pierce Indonesia, Malaysia Pall

The Indonesian and Malaysian stock markets lagged on the Morgan Stanley Capital International index through July, with the former up 7%, just behind behind...

REC, Adani Green among 4 Stocks Which Could Give 10-20% Return

The market lost 1,200 points in a single month, marking July 2019 as the biggest losing streak since September 2018. The Nifty is trading...

South Korea’s Shinhan Brokerage to Offer Blockchain-Based Securities Lending

Shinhan Financial Investment will soon be offering peer-to-peer (P2P) stock lending via the blockchain. When the new service is introduced this year, individuals will be...

Taipower to Issue NT$17.1 Billion in Bonds

Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower), the state-owned electricity supplier, is scheduled to issue NT$17.1 billion (US$546 million) in unsecured corporate bonds in September, which will...