Tag: growth

According to BNP Paribas, the Rmb might “initially react negatively”, however, the USD upside is likely to be limited by the Fed rate cut outlook.

Financial secretary Paul Chan scraps property cooling measures and sees 2.5% to 3.5% GDP growth in 2024 with underlying inflation flat at 1.7%.

The firm has appointed corporate turnaround and restructuring expert, Patrick Bance, as partner and managing director, in Singapore.

Geopolitical tensions, ongoing Covid-19 challenges, and inflationary pressures are prompting APAC CEOs to rethink their supply chain strategies and investment plans.

CT spoke exclusively to head of Asia, Steve Scott, to learn about the fintech’s strategy across the region and to discuss the themes affecting corporate access to working capital.

Launching their first product in 2020, the Contour team draws on banking and fintech experience to change the landscape of trade finance.

For corporate treasurers in Hong Kong and Singapore, risk mitigation strategies can only take you so far. CT looks at how the coronavirus recession will hit smaller economies hardest

With its GDP under pressure, China has set its monetary policy so that leverage will bolster the wider economy. For shadow banking it’s all good news

A survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit points to concerns that keep corporate treasurers awake at night.

In this month’s Working Capital Chronicle, HSBC was mandated as LME’s renminbi concentration bank. Meanwhile Deutsche Bank and Citi also run innovative cash deals.

Analysts at Fitch Ratings say Asia-Pacific banks' vulnerability rises as China’s growth is slowing and economists at multiple institutions cut GDP estimates for the country.

Toby Brown takes CT through the stages of the insurance company’s rapid Asia expansion.