Funding & Investment

Philip Kam, APLMA's CEO, believes that SLLs shouldn't "drown businesses in paperwork".

From the use of antibiotics, to biodiversity, to battery makers, to data centres, to shipping, the region's firms are teaming up with banks to help support a wide range of sustainability efforts with clearer targets.

The drawdown loans for Central Yards on Hong Kong Island are for HK$50m from Hang Seng Bank and HSBC, respectively; the focus will be on urban biodiversity restoration and conservation.

Many larger companies across the region are creating shareholder value and sustaining their dividends amid growth in the region, making it a go-to destination for investors; however experts expect some moderation in 2026.

The central bank has tightened rules on cash purchases of foreign currency to help stabilise the rupiah; government spending in Q1 helped spur the country's strongest GDP in several years.

The bonds will be used to stockpile bauxite, refinance debt, to invest in overseas projects, share repurchases and for general corporate purposes; the aluminium giant also issued a concurrent share repurchase.

18 banks involved in Hong Kong's SME Lending Taskforce have increased their SME loan funding to over HK$450bn, in part to help mitigate rising fuel prices.

Developments in the Middle East are causing global energy prices to rise meaning that inflation is "elevated".

The loan for the nickel miner has an additional $250m greenshoe option and will help with power electrification and the development of nickel smelters, as the demand for critical minerals grows.

As geopolitical shocks compress planning horizons and AI reshapes finance, Asia's finance professionals are rebuilding and reassessing their functions, said an expert panel from Henderson Land, Chai Tai Fook Enterprises and SF Supply Chain.

The offering, which will go towards railway projects and sustainability goals, included a record HK$3bn 30-year tranche.

Telix Pharmaceuticals has upsized its convertible bond offering to $600m after strong institutional demand, pricing the five-year notes at a 1.5% coupon to fund a major repurchase of its existing 2029 paper.