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Loan defaults in Bangladeshi's banking sector have reached an all-time high of 35.7% of total disbursed loans, posing a severe threat to depositors; elections will take place in February 2026.

FinanceAsia's editorial team picks five of the biggest stories from the year across M&A, ECM, digital assets and Trump's tariffs.

Alinta Energy is one of Australia’s leading energy retailers and generators. Sembcorp is looking to grow its renewables capacity to 25 GW by 2028.

Tonik is the first digital-only bank in the Philippines with a banking licence from the BSP. Ukraine's Diligent Capital Partners, which is leading the pre-Series C funding round, has backed founder Greg Krasnov before.

It is the Canadian giant's first renewables investments in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, and follows a recent JV in Malaysia.

The notes achieved the tightest pricing for five-year, Euro covered bonds from a non-EU issuer, for several years, and is the first such issuance from a Singapore bank since October 2021.

Read on to find out the winners of the Deal Awards - Asia Pacific.

Read on to find out the winners of FAAA's House Awards - Asia Pacific.

It is the group's largest public IABS issuance to date and its first in the Rule 144A/Reg S format with US onshore investors involved. Clifford Capital's group CEO told FA the deal "reflects the growing interest and appetite in infrastructure returns from institutional investors".