Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Housing and Green Bonds are Potential Growth Areas in Asia, Says...

Việt Nam's domestic bond market has rebounded in the first quarter of this year, marking an increase of 0.7 per cent in value of...

Korea Pushes Sustainability Bonds in Effort to Boost Economy

South Korea has become the world’s biggest source of so-called sustainability bonds this year as borrowers rush to sell notes that can fund projects...

Finterra Sees Malaysian Islamic Banks Actively Embracing Digitalisation

Malaysian Islamic financial institutions are seen to be actively looking to embrace digitalisation to support growth. Finterra Technologies Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Hamid...

MARC Downgrades TSH’s RM300m Sukuk IMTN Because of High Leverage

Malaysian Rating Corp Bhd (MARC) has lowered its rating on TSH Resources Bhd’s RM300 million Sukuk Ijarah Medium-Term Notes (IMTN) to A+IS, from AA-IS,...

Westpac New Zealand Raises Funding Through Green Bond

Westpac New Zealand has become the first New Zealand bank to raise funding through the issuance of a green bond. The 5 year green...

BSE Arm INX May Launch Islamic Bonds

After masala bonds, euro bonds and the recently introduced green bonds, India International Exchange (INX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSE Ltd, is mulling to...