Asia Pacific
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Sri Lanka needs to overcome China-phobia by convincing people that it can develop a relationship with its larger neighbour that is now seen as over-reliant -
Sri Lanka’s finance minister, who has helped engineer a growth recovery, tells Emerging Markets that he is fed up with “pontificating” Western politicians telling him to adopt green policies that would end up adding costs for his citizens
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China risks facing a backlash from countries along its new economic Silk Road unless it is more transparent, warned leading experts this week.
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Tianjin Rail Transit Group completed its first international bond on Wednesday, raising $500m from a dual-tranche offering split between a three and a five year.
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EFG Bank reigns supreme in Asiamoney’s latest Private Banking Poll, as voted by high net worth individuals across Asia Pacific.
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India needs a green bank to finance the expanding clean energy industry, according to a joint report from non-profit organisations the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Council on Energy, Environment and Water.
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Senior policymakers at the ADB annual meetings appeared non-plussed about a Donald Trump US presidency and were reluctant to be drawn — although one expert doubted the Republican challenger knew what the ADB was
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China risks facing a backlash from countries along its new economic Silk Road unless it is more transparent, warned leading experts this week
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Co-operation and co-ordination are the two buzzwords in development banking as the infrastructure funding gap gets wider and wider
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The yen eased back from recent five-year highs on Wednesday after the Japanese finance minister Taro Aso called the recent surge in the currency speculative and hinted he would take moves to curb its strength
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A new environment-focused facility announced on Wednesday with $100m by the ADB and the German government aims to attract $500m from private sector investors who have a strong appetite for green bonds
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Hong Kong-listed conglomerate Dah Chong Hong is preparing a loan to back its acquisition of Li & Fung’s Asia consumer and healthcare distribution business.
