A Citi bank branch in Mumbai, India is one of only 45 in the region.

India keeps limits on foreign banks

December 23, 2010

Eager to take advantage of India's economic strength and increase their presence in the region, foreign banks are coming up against strict branch-licensing laws as India seeks to protect its banking sector from the vagaries of the global market. Writer Rekha Mehon

Kairat Kelimbetov, CEO, Samruk-Kazyna

Samruk-Kazyna: from bailout to sale

December 8, 2010

Sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna became the main vehicle for the Kazakh government to rescue a distressed banking sector and ailing economy. Its CEO, Kairat Kelimbetov, explains the fund's next steps. Writer Philip Alexander

Alexander Labak, CEO of Home Credit

Consumer lending moves eastwards

December 8, 2010

Home Credit Group, one of the largest unsecured retail lending specialists in eastern Europe, is pioneering the model in China and Vietnam. Writer Philip Alexander

Still on top: Mitsubishi UFJ is Japan's biggest bank by some distance

Poor conditions stymie Japanese momentum

December 8, 2010

Japanese banks have put themselves on a more solid footing, shown in particular by the performance of Mitsubishi UFJ, but the sluggish economy means their achievements have yet to reach spectacular levels. Writer Brian Caplen

Back on the crane gang: Singapore posted a 39% quarter-on-quarter growth in GDP in Q1 of this year

Singapore's banks are being forced to go overseas

December 8, 2010

Singapore's banks have reported stable but modest profits in recent years, but this is coming under threat from low interest rates and a lack of opportunity in an overcrowded market, leading many to consider international expansion. Writer Michelle Price

Abul Maal Adbul Muhith, Finance minister, government of Bangladesh

Abul Maal Adbul Muhith on Bangladesh's future

December 8, 2010

Bangladesh's finance minister reveals how the young nation, considered by Goldman Sachs to be a 'Next Eleven' country, can shake off the ills of nationalism, poverty and corruption to realise its much-touted potential. Writer Spencer Anderson

Kuala Lumpur's airport

Malaysia at a crossroads

December 8, 2010

Despite Malaysia's banking sector emerging from the financial crisis in good health, consolidation and liberalisation look set to play a big part in its future. Writer Michelle Price

Lee Porter

The emergence of Asia's dark pools

November 24, 2010

Alternative liquidity is surging in Asia, and dark pools are now leading this assault. However, some major market participants are lagging behind. Writer Michelle Price

Cities

A tale of two centres

November 24, 2010

From Hong Kong to London, established global financial centres are looking to reinvent themselves as Islamic finance hubs and capture a slice of a fast-growing and still largely untapped market.

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Malaysia leads Asian resurgence

September 29, 2010

The Malaysian government has been active in promoting Islamic finance.

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