International Finance

Tag : Asian

Wealth Management

Emerging East Asian bond yields fall as region withstands global uncertainty

This covers the period from December 31 to mid-February Bond yields in emerging East Asian markets fell between December 31 and mid-February despite the risk of accelerated pace of interest rate hikes in the United States (US), the Asia Bond Monitor of Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. “Emerging East Asia’s improved growth outlook and strong...
Fintech

Asian firms more vulnerable to cyber attacks

International Finance Desk
Security market in Asia is less than 50% of that in US and Canada Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 13, 2016: Asian firms are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than their Western counterparts, says a recent report. The findings by Mandiant Consulting, a FireEye company, states that APAC firms are frequently underprepared to identify and respond...
Business Leaders

‘With AIIB around, ADB will no longer be complacent’

ADB was not doing much lending before as Japan was too busy trying to put its own house in order Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya July 31, 2015: Since the day China announced its intention to set up Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), US has been skeptical about its intention. Same with Japan. Though initially, supporters were...