Asia Pacific

Ministers from the Asean+3 groups are worried that some countries will be vulnerable to a tightening of US monetary policy because of their high levels of public and private debt

The governor of the Bank of Japan has brushed aside growing fears in financial markets that the so-called third arrow of the government’s growth strategy has got lost in flight

Interest is growing among countries in a proposed China-led infrastructure investment bank but its gain could be the ADB’s loss

The repricing of risk in China’s financial sector as the state steps back and allows default is one of the biggest dangers in the Asian region, senior analysts told Emerging Markets

An increasingly strong currency, steady interest rates and economic growth on an upward trajectory could see southeast Asia’s largest economy shrug off its fragility and claw its way back into the path of foreign investment

The Asian Development Bank is providing a $400m loan to Pakistan as the South Asian country attempts to implement energy reform after years of neglect that has left its industries and population chronically short of power

Fears are mounting over the strength of China’s investment-led economy amid wild extremes of often conflicting data as it slows.

Geopolitical risks in northeast Asia are escalating to the point where economic growth is being hit

Leading Russian corporates look to Asia to raise capital as sanctions from US and Europe look more likely

Bank financing is tightening up but Asia’s infrastructure needs are vast. How to fund those needs? Step forward local currency bond markets

Governor Tetangco tells Emerging Markets he is considering stress testing Philippine banks in an effort to allay fears of a real estate bubble but that a strong economic performance will allow the country to focus on much needed improvements to its infrastructure

Head of the Japan Exchange Group JPX says Tokyo will "evolve within a changing Asian capital market universe" as demand for infrastructure investment heats up.