In his first interview since taking up the role, the lender's new Malaysia country manager discusses scrapped infrastructure plans, regulatory reform and the impact of the trade war.
IFC treasurer Jingdong Hua explains how institutional investors can help meet huge infrastructure needs – and make a profit.
Mongolia’s woes offer returns — and major risk — for frontier investors.
Finance policymakers from the world’s 20 largest economies vow to boost global economy but fail to outline concrete joint action.
Targeting profitable foreign firms operating in China at a time of slowing economic growth seems counterproductive and is a reversal from the past.
The issue on the offshore rupee market from the private lending arm of the World Bank is aimed at funding renewable energy projects by Indian lender Yes Bank.
Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank Group, reveals a change of heart about the role of private capital in supporting growth.
Urgent action is need in the eurozone, while China “loses out” by not attending the meetings, the IMF head tells reporters in Tokyo ahead of the 2012 IMF-World Bank gathering this week.
The IMF slashes its global growth forecasts, setting a tone for the IMF-World Bank 2012 annual meetings in Tokyo this week.
IFC, a member of the World Bank group, names former Goldman Sachs China head as its new chief executive.
The sustainability of global economic growth comes up for discussion at a conference hosted by the University of Southern California.
A former senior economist at the World Bank in Beijing, Kuijs will provide clients with insights into macroeconomic developments and key policy actions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mongolia's vast, sparsely populated, landlocked country offers a bonanza to miners that is fuelling double-digit economic growth, but is also exposing it to internal and external dangers.
We talk to David Wilton, the chief investment officer of the global emerging market private equity portfolio of IFC, which is the private sector development arm of the World Bank.
Respondents to our web poll are predicting continued strong growth in Asia this year.
Export Trading Group receives a $120 million structured loan for trade in Asia and Africa from Standard Chartered and the IFC.
The resignation this month of Indonesia's reform-minded finance minister is a setback for the country's fight against corruption, FinanceAsia readers say.
Robust trade books mean nothing if banks don’t do their homework.
East Asia, led by China, has emerged stronger after the financial crisis, but a continuation of structural reform is needed to maintain the growth momentum, finds the World Bank.
Paul Gardner leaves RBS to become Deutsche BankÆs new Asia-Pacific regional head of structured trade and export finance.