Beware political risk on RMB; India promotes fintech innovation; Malaysia releases fresh guidelines for anti-money laundering; Thai central bank throws weight behind ESG
The concept of central bank digital currencies are gaining ground, with the recent unveiling of plans by a Facebook-backed collective sending regulators scrambling to erect an alternative that has official legitimacy
The past week has been momentous for crypto currency proponents, with social media giant Facebook wading into digital assets, but big corporates are unlikely to use it.
The intensifying spat between the US and China could push refinancing costs sky high for corporates in Asia-Pacific heavily exposed to the dollar, S&P Global Ratings warns.
There are two ways of looking at China $34 trillion in public and private debt - either as a ticking time bomb or as a manageable side-effect of its boom. What’s in it for treasurers?