The new index, created jointly by Dun & Bradstreet and the HKECIC, looks at credit risks, including insurance, payment history and the macroeconomy, across China, the US, Germany, the UK and Canada.
Treasurers based in Singapore and Hong Kong will be leading the investment into money market funds in Asia, predicts a senior director at Pictet Asset Management.
Up to $200 million of blended financing will be deployed to fund SMEs and smallholder farmers to help drive climate adaption and sustainable transition.
Celebrating 25 years of activity in Asia, Haymarket Media Group commemorated the occasion with an event at Hong Kong's prestigious China Club, attended by special guests and founder, Lord Michael Heseltine.
With growing awareness of the importance of digitalisation, SMEs in Hong Kong plan to ramp up their investments towards it – but rising interest rates are making access to funding more difficult, research by DBS has found.