Funding & Investment

Contact’s chief financial officer Matt Forbes described the move as a "milestone" in the firm's sustainability strategy.

Corporates across Asia and beyond are waking up to a $5.5tn Islamic finance opportunity—but many remain on the sidelines due to limited understanding of Shariah-compliant solutions.

A major Singapore riverfront property is set for a dramatic makeover following a significant investment by Aravest and Wee Hur.

South Korea - China summmit reaches agreement on seven areas, including startup cooperation.

An AIIB led consortium has pledged $6 billion to finance green and tech enabled infrastructure across Southeast Asia.

The US Fed has decided to cut rates to a range of 3.75% to 4% during the meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee this week.

Proceeds from the three-year notes will be mostly used to refinance maturing debentures.

Under MAS' FAST-P initiative, the aim is to build eight solar facilities and generate enough electricity to save 630,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

The $110m facility for the Singapore PE firm is aimed at providing finance to firms who can provide sustainable performance targets, in addition to agriculture, healthcare, education and financial services.

The desire for greater visibility of funds is accelerating the evolution of cash pooling structures across the region. India and China are promoting themselves as locations for such activity. CT spoke with several bankers and treasurers to discover strategies.

CTF Services is looking to dispose of its shares in Shoucheng Holdings in exchange for the notes. Hong Kong has seen a spree of convertible bond issuances this year.

Maybank (Cambodia) and Bank of China supplied the syndicated loan with a 50:50 split; there is increasing demand for renewable electricity in Cambodia and across Asean.