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Recovery in Asia to boost Qatar’s exports

The forecast from central banks and government agencies show that all the major economies in Asia are expected to return to growth trajectory in 2021.

Singapore Changi Reinvents Itself for Return of Business Travel

Overseas visitors are big enabler of broader economic activity

Predictions and Hopes for 2021

For the retail investor, the digitalisation and fractionalisation of previously illiquid assets such as real estate and private equity are likely to make them much more accessible for even less-wealthy individuals in the future.

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma suspected missing

Ma was supposed to be part of the judging, but was replaced by an Alibaba executive in the November final, UK’s Telegraph reported.

Japan's latest push for more workforce diversity challenges megabank culture

Japan's banking industry is still "a male's society," said Toyoki Sameshima, a senior analyst at SBI Securities Co.

China’s rich face million dollar question: stay and risk losing assets, or face the coronavirus abroad?

The number of rich Chinese moving abroad to safeguard their financial assets has grown in recent years

Singapore economy shrinks 5.8% in 2020

In the fourth quarter, the economy shrank by 3.8 per cent year on year, after a revised 5.6 per cent drop in the third quarter, as more coronavirus related curbs on economic activities were lifted.

THAILAND: Debt levels are a time bomb

Rising domestic household debt can be mainly attributed to the sluggish economy and a virus crisis in which a fresh wave will likely only heap more financial pressure on the nation.

China warns of retaliation for NYSE's delisting of companies

China says it will take necessary countermeasures in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement this week that it will delist three major Chinese telecoms, in the latest flare-up of tensions between Beijing and Washington

Private banks to have a good year in 2021: Analysts

Banks have conservatively raised capital and built aggressive provisions and Morgan Stanley believes the current stock of provisions at large private banks is enough

China eyes shrinking Jack Ma’s business empire

The state could take a bigger stake in the billionaire’s businesses as regulators beef up oversight of the powerful tech sector

Most Asian bourses rise, but virus fears remain

“The reality is the markets are going to be focused on a recovery.”

Singapore GDP to extend decline in 4Q, but less sharply

The city-state began its COVID-19 vaccination programme on Wednesday, and has progressively been easing social distancing curbs as local cases dwindle, even though borders remain largely shut.

Japan to launch a CBDC feasibility study in 2021: report

The Bank of Japan revealed it will launch a CBDC feasibility study in April 2021.

It’s time banks stopped being run by bankers

No major industry theme is actually about banking

Why philanthropy is the sexiest thing you can do in 2021

Especially on social media, if you want to be sexy this 2021, you need to get philanthropic.

China should join the Paris Club

Other Chinese sources indicate that the outstanding debt is even larger than these reported figures suggest.

Accenture's Paul Ng: «Huge Opportunity» for Agile Financial Institutions

Ng noted that a vital challenge for both incumbents and digital challengers is gaining consumer trust.

Southeast Asia’s banks seen emerging from crisis better than peers

Unlike the 2008 global crisis, the current one did not start with banks.

Financial institutions play imperative role during economic crisis, says AmBank Islamic CEO

Only in an inclusive society founded on human dignity and the sustainable use of natural resources, could customers and in turn, financial institutions thrive, he told the panel on “The opportunities for a back-to-basics approach and how Islamic fin

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