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The challenges of the post-tapering world will push China, Japan and Korea to a new wave of outbound investment: Asean should be ready to benefit.

The Ukraine crisis and the Russian slowdown has so far only directly affected Central Asia but the wider region is at risk of the political situation deteriorates markedly

The ADB has warned it will find it hard to co-operate with China’s proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank if it fails to adopt high quality standards

The deputy CEO of Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund tells Emerging Markets she is optimistic about the imminent sale of three banks nationalised during the recent financial crisis

The Asian bond market is on fire, with issuance in April hitting a record $27bn. The temperature is only set to increase, with China’s CNPC set to sell a bond of more than $5bn next week.

The repeated delays to achieving a deal on the TPP has put the focus on the need for trade-hungry Asian states to look at bilateral deals

Indonesians probably have the most justifiable gripe of any nation, along with Mexico, not to be included in the Bric group that I dreamt up in 2001.

China looks set to expand its efforts to internationalise the renmimbi as dollar funds flee Asia to benefit from higher yields in the United States

ADB president Takehiko Nakao has devised an innovative plan to treble the bank’s resources to meet infrastructure needs without risking its AAA credit rating

Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Kazakhstan attracting increasing attention as others are left struggling to keep up

The failure of WH Group to mount a successful flotation despite hiring 29 underwriters has fuelled worries that Hong Kong’s IPO market is broken

Islamic finance has gained ground in Asia in recent years, but there is still huge potential for further growth. EM looks at the progress and outlook for sukuk across the region, as well as challenges to wider acceptance