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Asia’s infrastructure needs are vast at a time when global banks have less financial firepower. Now, private infrastructure finance in Asia is hitting a wall as foreign lenders retreat from regional project finance business

Indonesia’s galvanized local bond market will protect it from any sudden reversal in capital inflows, finance ministry officials believe

Global fund managers are committing more money to Asia, shrugging off concerns that high valuations and European contagion could derail Asian asset performance

It will take another two years before Kazakhstan’s banking sector is able to make a contribution to economic growth, analysts warned this weekend

Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has defended his ability to push through transformative reforms – despite concerns locally that they could cost him his job

Pakistani officials believe the country has met all the requirements for the IMF to release a vital, delayed final tranche of its $11.3 billion emergency loan programme

Pakistan’s political and economic difficulties show no sign of abating

Drawing in more revenue is the critical challenge facing Pakistan’s economic future. Its new finance adviser, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, hopes to succeed where others have failed

Asian governments must clarify their attitudes to bailing out state-backed firms in the event of insolvency, Standard & Poor’s has warned

The Asian Development Bank has won widespread praise for its swift response to the financial crisis. The proof is in the numbers

Regional integration lies as the heart of ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda’s vision

Finance ministers from China, Japan, South Korea and the ten Asean states, agreed on Sunday to moves that will make their $120 billion multilateral currency swap mechanism operational