It’s fitting that Italy – the country that produced the world’s first sinologist Marco Polo – should be the first western economy to want to sign up to the BRI. But what do treasurers need to watch for?
A month on from the news that US dollar Libor could have yet another replacement, CT speaks to experts - including those from ISDA - to find out what it could mean for treasury departments in the region.
Nearly one quarter of China’s GDP has been generated by the real estate related industries, according to CLSA, however are there now signs this pillar industry could fall over?
Former Safeway treasurer Bradley Fox said that a primitive version of a blockchain solution saved the grocery chain thousands of dollars in corporate issuance after contagion took root in markets during the financial ...
China tightens reins on blockchain; Singapore to limit e-wallet size; China increases QFII quota; Philippines and Singapore join forces on derivatives; Basel slashes bank capital requirements
There are promising signs for both China's onshore and the offshore bond markets, but analysts warn that 2019 could see a rise in defaults and a flight to safety
China relaxes rules on corporate bank accounts; China’s has a top year for market fines; China mulls new credit rating rules; China brings in new e-commerce rules
Fitch Ratings will use a new system to study ESG factors when compiling credit ratings. Moody’s warns that debt worth $2.2 trillion across 11 sectors could be downgraded due to environmental risk.
Treasurers looking ahead to 2019 will need to be keenly aware of the geopolitical risk to currency movements. Has the US overplayed its hand? Will the Euro be resurgent? Read on…
“Forget Buenos Aires,” said Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Natixis’ chief economist for the Asia Pacific region. She said Japan will gain in the short term due to tariffs but the broader picture, however, is quite complicated.
