Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Seoul to Blockchain Firms: Take ‘Golden’ Chance to Gain Ground on...

The South Korean government has called on the nation’s private sector to seize a “golden” opportunity to take the lead in the global blockchain...

Green Debt Issued in Region Doubles to $11 Billion Last Year

Sustainable financing is gaining traction in South-east Asia, with green loans and bond issuances rocketing across the region last year and Singapore leading the...

BankIslami Announces Additional Tier 1 Sukuk IPO

BankIslami Pakistan Limited, while fulfilling its vision of providing innovative Shariah complaint products and services to the customers, announces Pakistan’s ‘First’ Initial Public Offering...

Malaysia’s Islamic Capital Valued at RM2.035 Trillion

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said today the country’s Islamic capital market (ICM) grew 8.23% to RM2.035 trillion as at December 2019 from a...

Cagamas Announces Issuance of RM1b Bonds, Sukuk

Cagamas Bhd has issued RM1 billion worth of bonds and sukuk comprising RM500 million two-year conventional medium term notes (CMTNs), RM300 million six-month Islamic...

Huobi Group Introduces Blockchain Analytics Tools for Identifying Illicit Cryptocurrency Transactions

Singapore-based Huobi Group, a blockchain and digital assets firm, is introducing an on-chain analytics tool, called Star Atlas, for monitoring and identifying illicit cryptocurrency...