Report highlights structural risk and readiness as key competitiveness measures. Singapore ranked third in the Global Atlas of Risk and Readiness 2026 (GARR) report of Global Citizen Solutions, making it the only Asian economy in the top tier and recording...
Assets under management for U.S. exchange-traded funds could more than double to $25 trillion by the end of this decade, Citigroup said, as investors seek the increasingly popular asset class for low-cost, diversified exposure across markets. As of March 2025,...
Fundraising for institutional debt funds reached $234bn in 2025, with direct lending continuing to dominate after raising $111bn, according to new research. In its annual private debt fund update, Morningstar DBRS reported that debt fundraising from institutional investors remains steady,...
The UAE's banking sector achieved regional leadership with assets valued at AED5.4 trillion in 2025, supported by a 17.9% growth in the credit portfolio and a 16.2% increase in deposits, said the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates'...
Nearly all APAC firms plan to invest in APIs and embedded payments throughout 2026. Asia-Pacific small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are more interested in investing in embedded finance compared to their regional counterparts, as embedded payments and application programming interfaces...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held interest rates in its first policy decision since the Middle East crisis erupted, as it grapples with a sharply weaker rupee while trying to support economic growth. The central bank’s six-member Monetary Policy...
Only ECM fees rose during the quarter. Investment banking fees generated in the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan fell 5% year-on-year (YoY) to $5.3b in Q1 2026 on lower syndicated lending and M&A advisory fees, according to data from the...
Citi emerges tops with a 12.7% wallet share. Investment banking fees in Singapore reached about US$187.8 million in the first quarter of 2026, marking an 8.2 per cent year-on-year (yoy) increase and the strongest opening quarter for the industry in...
The Dutch Senate adopted legislation amending Book 8 of the Civil Code to grant legal recognition to electronic bills of lading (eBLs) in maritime freight transport. Bills of lading (BLs) serve simultaneously as a receipt for goods, a contract of...
“Had it not been for this shock, we would have been upgrading global growth,” Georgieva says. The Iran war is darkening the outlook for the world economy — whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds, the head of the International...
