Speaking at the IPBA 2013 Annual Meeting and Conference in Seoul, Blackrock Asia-Pacific chairman Mark McCombe urged further development of Asia's capital markets
Papua New Guinea is seeing more foreign investment in its vast reserves of natural resources. But investors must be aware of islands’ local legal quirks
Thailand’s new law governing public-private partnerships provides for enormous infrastructure investment, prompting renewed foreign investor interest in the sector
A bond issued by Indian wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy’s wholly-owned subsidiary AE-Rotor Holding represents the first credit-enhanced US dollar bond out of India
The International Finance Corporation’s investment into Bhutan National Bank is the largest foreign direct investment into Bhutan. It signals growing interest in the fast-growing frontier market
A lack of limited-recourse finance in Japan has stopped foreign investors from taking advantage of the country’s favourable feed-in tariff for renewable energy. But that might change with Shinsei Bank’s latest deal
Imposing haircuts on Cypriot banks’ depositors drew attention to New Zealand’s Open Bank Resolution. But it might provide a better model for bank resolution
International investors are growing increasingly comfortable with Indonesian credits, prompting repeat issuers to loosen covenants. Local lawyers counsel predict this trend will continue
