Taiwan’s banks have been affected by the country’s weak economic growth, which has seen the largest banks slip down the rankings.
In Asia-Pacific (excluding China and Japan), Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has held firm at the top, but State Bank of India is nipping at its heels.
Halyk Bank’s CEO Umut Shayakhmetova is determined to protect the bank from the war in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions on Russia, Kazakhstan’s main trading partner.
While headline economic growth figures appear to indicate a country enjoying a return to health, issues beneath the surface are weighing down market sentiment.
Uzbekistan is a large country with big ambitions. It is gradually opening up its economy, and banking sector, to the world and foreign investors, but the road to reform is never easy.
The Basel rulebook revamp is presenting a panoply of issues for banks across the region as the deadline for implementation draws closer.
Rhee Chang Yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, talks about concerns for economic growth, the impact of geopolitics and plans for a central bank digital currency.
Fintech firms are giving banks a run for their money.
Singapore’s banks take the top spots again in the Tier 1 ranking, but Indonesia’s banks continue their strong showing across the performance metrics.
Rebuilding Ukraine, Uzbekistan’s gradual opening up and sub-Saharan Africa dominated the agenda at this year’s EBRD meeting in Samarkand.
At the Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting, the discussion around climate change has become focused on the very real problems affecting the region and its people, and the innovations needed to finance the solutions.
The Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting focused on the threat of climate change and provided real solutions and the steps that must be taken to prevent the situation worsening.
Peter Janssen explores the challenges facing Vietnam’s domestic environment, including its heavy dependence on exports to the US and tourists from China, as well as rising problems in its real estate sector.
KBank is taking a mobile-first approach as it expands to Vietnam.
Private enterprise is beginning to develop, but needs more — and different — incentives to flourish and scale up.
Emerging problems in the country’s property and bond markets are creating issues for Vietnam’s banking sector, which needs to boost its capitalisation.
HSBC hosts Singapore fintech companies as part of UK Fintech Week.
Bank Indonesia’s latest move on credit cards is part of a multi-year strategy to reduce foreign influence in the country’s payment system.
Declining risks in the provision of digital business loans will help them flourish.
While fintechs in other regions are facing a more challenging environment, Asian fintechs are still seeing considerable growth opportunities, especially in B2B lending, payments and digital banking.