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The unusual flight path of Kazakhstan's first Falcon bond

Kazakhstan's first offshore renminbi bond makes little financial sense but might go some way to repairing the suspicion built up of Belt and Road Initiatives in the country.

April 06, 2020

Huarong and Midea add to dollar bond rush

Bad-loan manager and white goods maker add to surge of Chinese credits accessing the dollar-denominated bond market.

May 26, 2016

Bangladesh paves way for infrastructure law

The government is asking parliament to put private-public partnerships on more solid legal footing to encourage infrastructure finance.

September 03, 2015

Bangladesh aims for 10% GDP growth

There is no longer a gap between reality and perception, says Gowher Rizvi: Bangladesh is a known success story.

September 01, 2015

HSBC China leads pack to underwrite mainland financial bond

HSBC China becomes the first locally incorporated foreign bank to help underwrite a financial bond in China, with a Rmb5 billion two-tranche deal for Bank of Shanghai.

November 18, 2009

Volatile commodities give Asia's trade banks a headache

Banks are increasingly reluctant to issue new letters of credit as price swings cause orders to be cancelled and prompt some buyers to renege on contracts.

October 28, 2008

HSBC hires trade finance expert for Asia-Pacific

HSBC creates new trade finance role in Singapore and poaches Sharon Tan from Standard Chartered to help grow the business in the region.

May 14, 2008

Citigroup ups ante in India buying out Standard Life stake in HDFC

Citigroup buys 9.3% stake in HDFC, one of India's leading providers of mortgage finance, from Standard Life taking total holding to 12.3%

May 07, 2006

A road map for understanding and analysing Asia's high-yield credits

Standard & Poor's explains how it analyses high yield credits and why this type of asset class can become distressed more quickly than investment grade credits.

March 28, 2006

A mixed outlook for Indonesia

Fitch lowers its outlook on the sovereign credit rating for Indonesia to stable from positive days after Standard & PoorÆs flip-flopped its rating the other way around.

February 15, 2006