Financial institutions are expected to pour trillions in public infrastructure, energy, and data centres. Asia Pacific’s financial services’ contribution to the region’s economy has the potential to grow to $4.8t by 2035, from $2.4t in 2024, according to estimates by...
Credit risk insurers increased their protection of significant risk transfer tranches by 59% to €4.7bn in 2025, as banks made greater use of unfunded insurance to release regulatory capital and expand their capacity to lend. The International Association of Credit...
The Bank of Korea (BOK) raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.00%, as expected, delivering a second straight increase as inflation stays above target and financial stability risks persist. The seven-member monetary policy board at...
Trade and Development Bank Group has concluded a US$800m syndicated term loan after expanding an original US$700m facility through an accordion, giving the African multilateral lender additional capacity for trade finance, refinancing and balance-sheet growth. The transaction was announced on...
Net interest margin is 2.12% for H1. Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) logged a net profit of $1.28b (MYR5.17b) in the first half of 2026, 0.88% year-on-year (YoY) lower than a year ago. Malaysia's largest bank by asset-size said that its Q2...
Dubai ranked first globally for the number of new foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the cultural and creative industries for a fourth consecutive year in 2025, attracting 754 projects and creating more than 19,300 jobs, according to fDi...
Afreximbank increased net loans and advances to US$35.4bn during the first half of 2026 as stronger lending and rising income from guarantees and letters of credit helped lift net profit by 30%. The African Export-Import Bank reported net income of...
Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund is lending €100m to a Kernel Group special-purpose vehicle to finance a 94.5MW Ukrainian wind farm, linking state-backed export finance with the energy security of one of the country’s largest agricultural exporters. The project in...
Anthropic's potential listing could surpass SpaceX's record $75B initial public offering. Artificial intelligence company Anthropic is preparing for a potential stock market debut that could become the largest initial public offering in history, with the Claude-maker expected to tell investors...
GDP growth driven by increases in consumer spending, exports, and investment. The US economy grew by 1.5% in the second quarter of this year, in line with market forecasts, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced on Wednesday. According to...
