China and the US will start high level trade talks on May 9 in Switzerland.

The SAR's stock exchange is enjoying a boom from Chinese firms looking to expand and tap more investors; the local economy also grew by 3.1% in the first quarter.

The joint venture Al-Futtaim Willis has been in operation for five decades and is based in Dubai and Bahrain; after securing a reinsurance broking license in Saudi Arabia, WTW is continuing its expansion in the region.

An April review by the IMF ended without an agreement, with June the next opportunity to meet the IMF's conditions and release two tranches of loans.

Transaction is priced at $25.6 per share equivalent for 10,818,510 shares of Kakao that SK Telecom holds.

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance has updated its guidelines amid a flurry of high-profile exits from the global group, including Macquarie, Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura and JP Morgan.

The cooperation includes a new arrangement between the HKMA and AMCM to facilitate a cross-border investment channel to clear, settle, and hold bonds registered in either market; bond deals are climbing strongly in Macau.

Yuanta Securities (Cambodia) acted as the lead manager and underwriter for a transaction with three tranches worth a total of $49m; the proceeds will finance a 60MWac solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with an integrated battery energy storage system.

Shashwat Tewary has joined from Sidley Austin and will help advise companies and investments banks on transactions including IPOs, bonds, REITs and restructuring.

Read on for the winners of the 29th iteration of the FinanceAsia Awards, across Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.