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In an exclusive interrview with Asiamoney, Burhanuddin Abdullah, the governor of Bank Indonesia, discusses the concerns that observers have with Indonesia's banking sector.

It was supposed to have been a new beginning for Krung Thai Bank, Thailand's second largest commercial bank. But after a much-touted revamp the bank is already regressing. Ben Davies reports.

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Bank Permata is the last Indonesian bank to be put up for sale. Standard Chartered has chosen a new running mate, Astra, Bank Permata's former owner, to help win the bid. But the Indonesian selection process is raising eyebrows and Standard Chartered's new strategy may still not be enough to win, reports Keri Geiger.

Maxis Communications, the Malaysian telecommunications company, is sitting pretty on a big pile of cash. But just what it plans do to with it is beginning to attract attention. Asiamoney sits down with CEO Dato Jamaludin Ibrahim and CFO Rossana Annizah Rashidi to find out the company's strategy.

With dreadful returns being reported in the midst of placid markets, some observers are already claiming that Asia's rapidly growing hedge fund industry is over crowded and that double-digit returns are a thing of the past. Asiamoney's Chris Cockerill spoke with some of Asia's largest long/short equity investors to find out who they actually are and whether the glory days are over.

It was a deal to which the market always seemed ambivalent and the first effort to sell it was duly cancelled in June. But bookrunner Citigroup finally managed to complete a re-launched, scaled-back Hong Kong IPO for trailing edge Chinese chipmaker CSMC Technologies in early August. Mark B. Johnson wonders whether it was worth the time and effort.

Indonesia's new president will face immediate demands to boost economic growth. Though Indonesia's fiscal affairs are in order, corruption, weak corporate governance and an inadequate legal system are stymieing its performance writes Richard Morrow.

Almost derailed by the Asian financial crisis, Malaysia is full of promise once again. Now the country needs more private-sector investment to achieve its potential and adapt to new competitive pressures.

Stocks on the Karachi Stock Exchange have been roaring ahead, and the pro-privatization policies of new Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz are keeping the momentum going, writes Farhan Bokhari.

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A few of India's largest companies are very prominent on the world stage. Now its medium-sized players need to step up the pace and follow suit, writes Chris Cockerill.