East Asia

With Chinese growth forecast to underperform Asia for the first time in 30 years, analysts have told GlobalMarkets that put the government under pressure

Debt defaults by China property giant Evergrande have sent a loud wake-up call to the risks for emerging economies from China’s economic transition

While the impending advent of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) has the potential to offer emerging markets a fresh toolkit for stability it could also exacerbate financial system risk, experts have warned.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Indonesia Indonesia has responded to Covid-19 in a robust fashion, guided by a finance minister who won’t take her eye off the long-term plan.

Yi Gang, China At the PBoC, the governor knows that there are times when less is more.

Luky Alfirman, Indonesia Indonesia’s debt management team has taken a calm, considered approach to an unprecedented situation.

In a rare interview, the head of the New Development Bank set up by the Brics nations, KV Kamath, tells GlobalMarkets of his vision of attracting a host of new members that his finance director believes will lead to lending volumes quadrupling within less than a decade

The resurgence of the Panda bond market is set to get another boost by the return of one of the issuers that kick-started the market in 2005 — the Asian Development Bank. The supranational also has plans to launch debut deals in a variety of other Asian currencies