The region’s loan volumes reached US$164 billion in the final three months of 2024 – the strongest fourth quarter performance in three years. Asia-Pacific loan volume outside Japan is gearing up for a rebound in 2025 driven by merger and...
Advanced Power announces the closing of a $100 million corporate credit facility to further its corporate goals and company vision of advancing a sustainable, reliable energy future. Advanced Power is an industry-leading developer, manager, and owner of diverse utility-scale...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) has approved a US$527mn loan to help US companies develop a gas-to-energy project in Guyana. The financing, disbursed to Guyana’s Ministry of Finance, will be used to construct a natural gas...
Banks hold $1.52t in assets overseas. Domestically licensed banks in Japan have $9.15t (JPY1,447t) in total assets as of the end of November 2024, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) released in January 2025. Deposits held by...
Dispatch Energy, LLC ("Dispatch Energy"), a new provider of distributed energy solutions led by the sector's experienced team, today announced it has closed on capital commitments in excess of $209 million. The funding provided to Dispatch is a combination...
India’s a bright spot in the global economy with a 6.6% growth forecast for this year. The world economy resisted battering by conflicts and inflation last year and is expected to grow a subdued 2.8% in 2025, the United Nations. In...
Benchmark policy rate reduced to range of 4.25%-4.50%. The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut the benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to the range of 4.25%-4.50%, as widely expected. A total of 11 members of the Federal Open Market...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday cut its base interest rate charged via the overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 4.75%, tracking a move by the US Federal Reserve. Major Hong Kong banks followed with reductions,...
As many as three members voted for a 25 bps cut to the rate, now at 4.75%. The U.K.’s central bank warned Thursday of “heightened uncertainty” as it kept interest rates on hold after inflation moved further above target, even...
South Asian country continues efforts to revive sluggish economy. Pakistan’s central bank cut its key policy rate by 200 basis points to 13%, it said in a statement, for a fifth straight reduction since June as the country keeps up...
