East Asia

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