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Exclusive: Philippines' treasurer on how the country is inching towards the A-grade rating

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The country's national treasurer explains the government's action plan to facilitate a sovereign rating upgrade to the coveted A status. Prioritising domestic debt fundraising over international and expanding its product mix to include sukuks and green bonds are part of the answer.

REIT regulation

The Philippine REIT experiment will start with Ayala Land, but challenges lay ahead

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After years of regulatory horse trading with the market, one of the Philippines' highest profile companies is set to list the country’s first ever REIT. In what is seen as a huge shift in sentiment to the asset class, the country’s high-grade real estate market is, however, under strain from global economic shifts.

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Consumers hold the key to Philippines growth in 2020

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Ready for growth

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ICBC: Global markets business heading towards better quality and efficiency

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Shariah-compliant financing

Indonesian Islamic crowdfunding fintech has very global ambitions

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Shariah-compliant fintech companies are popping up in Indonesia at a healthy clip. Given the relative underperformance of their traditional bricks and mortar siblings, many startups are confident they can capture huge market share. ALAMI is just one good example.

Banking on the future

Sri Lanka co-opts its banks (again) to kick start economic growth

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The new government wants to get growth back to a level that befits the country’s promise. One key route is a moratorium on loans. The rating agencies loathe the idea, but the country’s leading bankers and economists give a broadly positive assessment.

Will LIC be the Saudi Aramco of India?

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As India’s government is under pressure to shore up its ailing balance sheet, it has identified a handful of state assets to sell. The Life Insurance Corporation of India offers the most lucrative opportunity, but how international investors respond when they look under the hood is key.

Why Warburg Pincus invested in a Singaporean mobile virtual network

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Big brand private equity companies are opening their wallets for high-tech, low-asset companies riding off consumers unabated demand for mobile internet access. Singapore’s Circles.Life is the most recent recipient of their financial backing.

Ridesharing in Indonesia

Why Gojek’s small stake has big implications for Asean’s unicorns

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Extending the ‘growth at any cost’ model is over, as backers call for investments that deliver profits faster. Gojek’s reported cash injection into Indonesia’s Bluebird has the potential to flip the script on the region’s biggest private companies.

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