Asia Pacific
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Argenta Spaarbank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group were both marketing senior bonds on Tuesday, making use of the favourable backdrop in the primary market. While Sumitomo was quick to build demand for its bond, Argenta struggled to gather enough demand volume to move the spread from price thoughts. -
Despite the political upheaval following its 2018 political revolution, Armenia has launched an aggressive and wide-ranging series of reforms that, if carried through successfully, should propel the economy to a new level
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Armenia’s restrictions on lending are starting to pay off, as its banks are able to lend effectively to the country’s burgeoning private sector and so help drive economic growth
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Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan tells Global Markets how his government’s agenda to reform the economy and eradicate corruption will lead to both stronger exports and the creation of technology ‘unicorns’
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Uzbekistan Special Report interview with Ulugbek Ashurov, deputy chairman, Uzbekneftegaz
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Unveiled in July, a new roadmap for Uzbekistan’s energy sector lays out plans for the restructuring and modernisation of state-owned firms and a major expansion of the industry with foreign investment
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Uzbekistan’s turbulent past has left its mark on every aspect of the country’s economic and social life, but we are now looking to the future. The new government, headed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, is searching for ways to reform outdated managerial and technological practices and bring the country into the 21st century.
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Uzbekistan Special Report Interview with Sayidov Ulugbek, chairman of the board, Uztransgaz
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Uzbekistan Special Report Interview with Fayzulla Shaismatov, deputy chairman, Thermal Power Plant
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A radical restructuring and upgrading of Uzbekistan’s power sector is creating opportunities for foreign investors and adding new generation sources, from renewables to nuclear
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Policymakers have unveiled an ambitious plan to revitalize and expand Uzbekistan’s chemicals industry with the help of foreign investors to serve booming domestic demand and boost exports
