Andrew Tjaardstra

China, India, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Taiwan, Cambodia, Thailand, Pakistan and Indonesia to be hit particularly hard by US tariffs on imports announced on April 2; many fear the move could spark a global trade war.

Loh Wai Yee becomes responsible for the finance, risk management, procurement and regulatory compliance functions of the resort firm, and is replacing Koh Poh Yong, who is retiring.

Global investors, with the majority in Asia, participated in the deal which included five year, 10 year and 30 year senior bonds, and is the largest US dollar bond issuance in Hong Kong in the Reg S format; the funds will help drive infrastructure development.

US president Donald Trump is causing chaos this week across global markets with a spate of tariffs set to take effect in the US on April 2, against a wide range of goods; Goldman Sachs is predicting an extra US rate cut this year, amid stagflation fears.

Lin Weide Terence, the Singapore firm's group finance director, is set to replace Lim Kian Thong on April 1.

The agreement is part of a total package of $306m which will help provide funding for business loans and for financing electric vehicles; MSMEs contribute to 30% of India's GDP and employ over 120 million people, including female entrepreneurs.

Amit Chand was formerly CFO at TCNS Clothing, where he led treasury.

The pharmaceutical firm expects its workforce in Beijing to grow to 1,700 employees and is launching a JV with BioKangtai to help make vaccines; there is also investment into AI.

The bank's regional Apac co-head of trade finance has said he is leaving to take a break; Aditya Gahlaut, has started as regional head, Asia, global trade solutions, at HSBC; the bank has also made changes in its regional payment leadership team.

The money raised from the 3.5% notes, due in 2030, will go towards the data infrastructure firm's green projects such as energy efficiency at its data centres across Apac; DBS, Standard Chartered, HSBC and OCBC helped secure the bond.

Retail sales and industrial output have beaten expectations for January and February, as China's leadership eyes 5% GDP growth again; meanwhile global suppliers are showing optimism for the year ahead, according to a survey.

Nathan Goonan will replace Michael Rowland at Westpac, with Shaun Dooley set to step in as acting CFO at NAB.