Andrew Tjaardstra

Adnan Zaylan Mohamad Zahid, deputy governor at the Bank of Malaysia, told an audience at Money 20/20 Asia that Asean is innovating with cross-border payments through Project Nexus, QR codes, sandboxes and Islamic finance, to help fund the region's future needs.

DHL said it will temporarily suspend the collection and shipping of B2C shipments to the US where the declared customs value exceeds $800, while the Hongkong Post will suspend air mail containing goods from April 27, amid US customs changes.

Lim Cheng Cheng has over three decades of experience and has worked at Singtel and SMRT.

The global economy is going through unprecedented times and expert panelists from Baguio Green Group, SF Reit Asset Management and HSBC discussed how to best manage the volatility.

The financing will support the Hong Kong property giant's general funding needs with the aim to tie with its sustainability and social initiatives.

The Hong Kong government is supporting exporters with insurance and cash flow needs, with Donald Trump now, temporarily, exempting electronics from tariffs imposed on China and Hong Kong.

US president Donald Trump has ordered a 90-day pause on retaliatory tariffs above the 10% already imposed, except for Chinese goods, with tariffs now at 125% after China retaliated; the EU has also retaliated. Trump may have been fearful over the impact on the US bond market.

The merged businesses, to be called SILQ Group, help support SMEs through funding and their supply chain; the merger is backed by a $110m funding round from Valar Ventures and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.

Stock markets have fallen sharply and global recession risks have climbed as US import tariffs could rise to the highest level in a century on April 9; a weaker dollar could help address US trade deficits.

Pan Zhigang, CFO and CRO at Cosco Shipping international (Singapore), has replaced Zheng Qi, who is retiring.

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.