Vietnam is implementing a plan to improve and increase non-cash payments by 2020, which will make clearing and settlements, electronic payments, FX inter-bank markets more efficient, treasurers argue.
A derivatives market targeting public stocks and government debt will be launched either in May or June as the Vietnamese government seeks to boost foreign investment.
As Donald Trump looks to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the remaining nations have three options available to them to salvage the situation. Either way, access to trade finance will continue to suffer.
Big tax cuts and a Trump spending splurge are set to keep the dollar strong, FX experts say, while the shock election result is unlikely to derail a December rate hike.
Days left to respond to RBI's MNC FX derivatives plans; China to take hold of shadow banking OTC market: IFRS mulls financial statement changes... and more.
The regulator wants to set the bar higher for financial reporting and internal controls. But its proposal is identical to one it put out six months ago, confusing observers.
*China outlines debt-for-equity swap plan
*Hong Kong to set up financial enforcement teams
*Basel Committee reports progress in finalising global regulatory framework
*Vietnam ready to start derivatives market
*Huawei enters China’s interbank FX market
*India to review guidelines for commodity hedging overseas
*Thailand to increase transparency for infrastructure funds
*ADB study points to large trade finance gap in Asia
*PBoC unveils green finance vision
*Cambodia and China sign AML pact
*Sri Lanka gives land lease tax break to foreign firms
