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As the South Asian economy looks to eliminate interest from its banking system, Fitch Ratings' global head of Islamic finance, Bashar Al Natoor, examines what this could mean for the country’s Islamic finance sector.

China's decision to visit the capital markets with a 144a bond, the region's largest sovereign issuance this year, has paid off just as its economy is emerging from the Covid-19 gloom.

In the second part of our China Awards series, FinanceAsia reveals the rationale behind the decisions for this year's non-bank service provider winners.

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.

Emerging countries in Asia should prove resilient again if the global economy worsens, according to a report published by Fitch Ratings this week.

After previous quotas have been ignored by banks, China may not announce an official target for credit growth this year, economists say.

Charlene Chu, Beijing-based senior director for financial institutions at Fitch Ratings, talks to FinanceAsia about the risks presented when loans are repackaged into wealth management products.

Fitch Ratings says the aggressive growth strategies employed by Kazakhstani banks may pose credit risks.