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Credit to non-financial borrowers in China in decline

February 2, 2024

Credit to China remained substantially lower at end-September 2023 compared to mid-2021

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Scale of RBI response to Paytm under scrutiny

February 1, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India’s move has brought both the actions of the bank and the regulator’s response to fintechs into the spotlight

Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary, speaks during a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Non-banks can be ‘too big to fail’, at least in the US

February 1, 2024

Updated guidance in the US will allow easier designation of non-bank financial institutions as systemically important. Will other jurisdictions follow?

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PSD3 tries to keep pace with open banking expansion

February 1, 2024

Open banking users are expected to exceed 100 million in 2024, but the market relies on trust building, experts say

Protesters chant slogans at a rally against sanctions imposed by Ecowas and in support of the junta in Niamey, Niger

What departures from Ecowas mean for west Africa

January 31, 2024

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s economies will suffer following their withdrawal from the economic bloc, and are a blow to attempts to contain Islamist violence in the Sahel region

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Transition planning or just greenwashing?

January 31, 2024

No one seems to have a clear definition of what makes a robust transition plan

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US proposal on non-bank payment providers slammed by industry, consumers and bipartisan politicians

January 30, 2024

Companies facilitating more than five million transactions a year — including Apple, Google and Venmo — would be in scope

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Can Evergrande’s demise salvage the Chinese property sector?

January 29, 2024

China’s embattled property developer is to wind down operations, raising more questions on how the country’s struggling construction sector will continue

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Geopolitics and AI election risks temper Asia’s 2024 outlook

January 29, 2024

The geopolitical and economic outlook for Asia was discussed at an event hosted by UK think-tank Asia House

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UK sets global blueprint for APP fraud reimbursement

January 26, 2024

Both Australia and EU countries are closely watching developments of the PSR’s forthcoming reimbursement regulation

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