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With FA's female focus in the International Women’s month of March, Holtze-Jen shares her thoughts on gender parity in Asia, how she is adapting to her new senior leadership role in the context of a geopolitical crisis, and the trends set to shape the months ahead.

China's decision to visit the capital markets with a 144a bond, the region's largest sovereign issuance this year, has paid off just as its economy is emerging from the Covid-19 gloom.

Commercial assumptions are irrelevant if Hong Kong uses the health crisis to disguise social gathering policies and extend travel restrictions.

The Covid-19 pandemic is pushing renewed interest into healthcare sectors, where VC’s are looking for investments that not only survive but thrive under these unpredictable conditions.

With more players staying home and social distancing, Chinese mobile game developers are hoping to establish sticky customers attached to franchised story lines – but bargaining power is incrementally moving towards distributors.

The sovereign has sold its largest-ever bond. This should help protect the economy from the coronavirus and finances a significant portion of its stimulus package. However, the structure is unlikely to be utilised globally for political reasons.