Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Wanxiang City Partners with Blockchain Privacy Startup on Tracking Infrastructure

Wianxiang, prominent Chinese car manufacturer, has partnered with PlatON, a blockchain privacy startup, to develop the underlying infrastructure for China’s largest smart city project,...

Tropicana Announces RM2b Perpetual Sukuk Programme

Tropicana Corp Bhd has lodged an RM2 billion perpetual sukuk programme with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to raise proceeds to refinance its existing...

Asia’s Financiers Are Buying into More Sustainable Building Practices

Industry leaders speaking at the recent ULI Asia Pacific Summit said that green financing and new building materials are helping them make their developments...

Keppel Land Secures $170m Green Loan Facility

Keppel Land, through a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Land China, has secured its first green loan facility of approximately $170m (RMB850m) from HSBC Group...

Russia to Adopt Crypto Legislation Within Two Weeks: Deputy Finance Minister

Russia's parliament, the State Duma, will adopt the country’s major crypto bill “On Digital Financial Assets” (DFA) in the next two weeks, according to...

Pakistan Energy Sukuk-II Worth Rs200bln Due Next Week

The government is likely to launch the second Islamic bonds ‘Pakistan Energy Sukuk-II’ worth Rs200 billion during the next week – the issuance which...