HKEX to welcome Middle Eastern issuer soon, while Xiaomi hopes to bring its EV products to Europe.

Singapore-based Ivee Tan takes on the export credit agency and multilateral financing solutions role; she most recently worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as renewables and sustainable energy director.

Adam Zhang, managing director of Collabrium Partners, shares his views with FA on how Chinese companies are changing their approach to cross-border M&A, including finding opportunities in Southeast Asia and in technology.

Alvaro Huete has been with the French bank for 28 years and is relocating from Paris to Singapore.

Quentin Galmiche will start the role in Hong Kong on September 1; he first joined the French bank in 2009.

Singapore-based Phua has become head of markets solutions under cluster sales, Asia North and Asia South, for clients of Citi Commercial Bank.

Hanoi’s capital market initiatives are driving Vietnamese equities higher even as concerns over Asia’s trade outlook and erratic tariffs continue to overhang sentiment.

The seventh issuance, listed on SGX, aims to continue leveraging blended finance to develop gender-lens investments across Asia; a second tranche in the pipeline could make it the largest in the WLB series.

Joy Kwek joins from Morgan Stanley and is tasked with leading synergies between SMBC and SMBC Nikko, strengthening their capital markets and structured solutions offering.

Global ESG sukuk increased by 12% in H1 2025 to about $50bn equivalent outstanding. The GCC accounted for over half of this, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, while Malaysia and Indonesia together represented 40%. Pakistan made a market debut as an issuer.