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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.

New plans will put Kazakhstan's private sector in the driving seat for future economic development

UK, Hong Kong, South Africa and Egypt among those planning sukuk issuance, but are unlikely to rival Malaysian market dominance

Banks in South Korea and Singapore are being encouraged to diversify their funding through covered bonds as a result of new regulation. But given these institutions’ strong credit ratings and unfettered access to the capital markets, potential supply is hard to gauge

North Korea is referred to for short by some analysts as “Noko” but seen through the eyes of potential investors the so-called “hermit state” might better be called “no go”. That captures the glacial pace — one step forward and one skid back — at which the North is opening up to the outside world.