Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Faysal Bank Reinforce Commitment to Islamic Banking

Pakistan's premier banking institution, Faysal Bank Limited, reiterated its plans at IBA City Campus to convert into a full-fledged Islamic banking financial institution over...

DIB Pakistan Issues Rs3.12b Sukuk

Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) announced the successful issuance of fully paid up, rated, perpetual, unsecured, subordinated, non-cumulative and contingent convertible and privately...

Maybank Sells RM3.7b of Subordinated Islamic Bonds

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) has sold Tier 2 subordinated Islamic notes in 2 portions, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not...

Economic Signals for Greening RMG

Tax incentives for greening -- as demonstrated by the high achievers in Bangladesh’s RMG sector -- costs of adopting best practices for cleaner production...

South Korea Ups Its Sustainability Drive

Over recent years South Korea has slowly emerged as an active player in advocating sustainable finance in Asia alongside several other countries in the...

BBVA-Backed Fintech Firm Invests in Indian Mutual Fund Platform Groww

Groww, an India-based Y Combinator backed investment platform, has raised a $6.2M Series A funding round from Propel Venture Partners, a fintech investment firm...