The agreement, which will reduce tariffs across billions of dollars of goods, comes after three years of talks.

Asia’s fixed income markets began 2025 on a stable footing, buoyed by falling rates and policy support from China; however, as credit spreads rise amid tariff mayhem, investors are seeking pockets of opportunities such as NBFIs and LGFVs.

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

Phill Hall has worked across Apac on a range of international capital markets transactions, including debt issues, covered bonds and Islamic finance, including in India and Australasia.

Read on for the winners of the 29th iteration of the FinanceAsia Awards, across Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The tariffs are set to come in on Wednesday, April 9, and could cause huge upheaval for US companies, Chinese companies and Vietnamese companies across their supply chains.

FA recently caught up with Jo Miyake, head of banking, Asia and Middle East at HSBC Corporate and Institutional Banking, on capital allocation shifts, cross-border opportunities, sustainable financing and regulation.

Global stock markets are tumbling as US president Donald Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs, with many Asian economies hit hard; many fear the move could spark a global trade war as China's retaliation to hit US chip imports, and US recession fears climb.

US president Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, from April 9, are set to hit China, India, Taiwan, South Korea and many other countries hard; China has responded in kind sparking a global trade war threat.

FA reveals the industry winners of the Best Companies Poll 2025.