Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

ADB Lends $50mn to Tajikistan for Growing Private Sector

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million policy-based grant to support the government of Tajikistan in accelerating private sector growth by...

China to Ease Foreign Access to Domestic Green Finance Market

The PBOC (People’s Bank of China) has pledged to harmonise its green finance standards with international norms, and to ease access to its domestic...

ICD Signs $18m LoF Deal with Coris Bank of Burkina Faso

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDBG), and Coris Bank...

ADB Approves $50 Million Grant to Improve Financial System and Fiscal...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $50 million policy-based grant to support the government of Tajikistan in accelerating private sector growth by...

Stripe Plans Asia Expansion With Rapid Hiring

US digital payments company Stripe plans to expand across Asia, including in Southeast Asia, Japan, China and India, after boosting its staff in the...

China’s Central Bank Plans to Finance XI Jinping’s Goal of Carbon...

China’s central bank is mulling imposing mandatory requirements on the country’s sprawling state-owned financial institutions to help promote green economic activity as part of...