Malaysia to launch the world's first Islamic global bond

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.

The SPV is one of the largest syndicated loan facilities arranged for a Malaysian unlisted company and will help expand the country's digital capabilities.

After a see saw couple of days for Malaysian credits, HBSC scores a resounding success with an increased $600 million issue for the sovereign.

The Hong Kong developer wants to use proceeds of over Rmb3bn from listing its Shanghai K11 properties to improve liquidity and reduce leverage.

An agreement will allow firms with a primary listing on Bursa Malaysia’s main market to apply for a secondary listing on HKEX as a Recognised Stock Exchange; it follows agreements with Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand; MSCI has launched an ECM partnership with the SGX.

Tomoyuki Sasai is stepping up to replace Marc Saffon, who becomes Japan country head at the French bank.