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China has just reported quarterly GDP growth of over 10%. Talks of a hard landing are once again surfacing, so what does the country need to do to bring its growth under control?

Find out who the region's investors and analysts believe to be the best executive and the best companies in the Philippines.

India's banking sector is entering a period of transformation as a rapidly growing economy and the arrival of foreign players change the landscape irrevocably. Consolidation is inevitable, but the state-run heavyweights are holding back. Yassir Pitalwalla reports.

Unusually for a Chinese Filipino family, the Sys leave the running of their bank to others. More banks in the country should look and learn, writes Ian Gill.

Extensive research has finally been done into the true state of China's banks. Given the intense foreign interest in the often-notorious sector, a new report by two mainland researchers is long overdue. Elliot Wilson reports.

International accounting and reporting standards as well as Basel II global financial reforms are pushing traditionally run Philippine banks towards more honest reporting of losses—and ultimately, to recapitalization. Ian Gill reports.

Tata Consultancy Services is India's leading information technology and business process outsourcing provider. Established in 1968, the company now boasts revenues of US$2.28 billion and a presence in 34 countries, making it the largest IT company in the country and one of the largest in the region. When the firm listed in mid-2004 it was to great fanfare, with the US$1.02 billion transaction garnering US$8.6 billion in demand. Elliot Wilson sat down with S. Mahalingam, TCS's well-regarded CFO, to ask what the future holds for one of India's greatest corporate success stories.

The world of foreign-exchange trading platforms and broking never stays still for long, but even by its own standards April was a volatile month. On April 21, interdealer broker ICAP announced it would buy EBS Group, the foreign-exchange trading group. Four days later, Lava Trading, the Citigroup-owned electronic trading platform operator, said it would launch an interbank spot forex trading platform later this year.

Bricks and mortar are catching the collective eye in India. Given the country's burgeoning economy, it's not surprising, but some are already warning of bubbles along the way. Elliot Wilson reports.

Zhu Min, executive assistant president at the Bank of China, is the key individual responsible for restructuring the mainland's second-largest lender in readiness for a US$8 billion Hong Kong listing. He finds time to sit down with ASIAMONEY to discuss bad loans, Royal Bank of Scotland, and avoiding financial scandals in the run up to the IPO later this year.

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