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Economies ahead in market share growing faster while those with limited presence struggle to catch up theasset.com/article/57397/a… #AI #Trade #Technology #Growth #WTO
AI driving almost half of world trade growth

AI driving almost half of world trade growth

In 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) defined goods that enable artificial intelligence (AI) as the raw materials, intermediate inputs and products that support the development and production...

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Project covers 11-kilometre underground section in southern part of the city theasset.com/article/57393/e… #Finance #Vietnam #Hanoi #Infrastructure #EU
EU provides initial funding for Hanoi Metro line extension

EU provides initial funding for Hanoi Metro line extension

The European Union is providing initial funding for the 11-kilometre extension of Hanoi Metro Line 3. The French Development Agency (AFD) will manage the €10 million (US$11.16 million) grant to...

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Firms need to revamp distribution networks, blend global scale with local market agility, and leverage technology theasset.com/article/57395/a… #AssetManagement #AUM #Wealth #Investing #APAC
Asia’s asset managers race to turn wealth pool into AUM

Asia’s asset managers race to turn wealth pool into AUM

Asia-Pacific asset managers are competing for a growing pool of wealth as investors reassess portfolio diversification, retail participation expands and demand for private markets and active exchan...

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Deal involves one of largest lending groups assembled for data centre financing in Australia theasset.com/article/57388/a… #AirTrunk #Loan #Banking #Finance #CapitalMarkets #APAC
AirTrunk secures A$4.25 billion green loan for SYD3

AirTrunk secures A$4.25 billion green loan for SYD3

Deal involves one of largest lending groups assembled for data centre financing in Australia

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Region expected to add 24GW of data centre capacity between 2025 and 2030, representing US$286 billion in real assets value theasset.com/article/57385/j… #Japan #DataCentre #APAC #Infrastructure #Technology
Japan emerges as one of top APAC markets for data centre deals

Japan emerges as one of top APAC markets for data centre deals

Japan is emerging as one of Asia-Pacific’s most active markets for direct investment in data centres, as demand from hyperscale AI and cloud computing meets increasingly constrained power and land...

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ChinaAMC, PantherTrade service allows investors to trade tokenized money market funds around the clock theasset.com/article/57386/h… #DigitalFunds #Finance #HongKong #Trading #APAC #Technology

HK launches first-ever 24/7 secondary trading of digital funds

China Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited (ChinaAMC HK) and PantherTrade (Hong Kong) Limited, a virtual asset trading platform (VATP) licensed by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission, have...

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Industry implements 16 priority actions after dialogue with central bank theasset.com/article/57383/c… #Cambodia #Banking #Lending #Standards #Finance #Asean #APAC
Cambodian banks vow to improve lending standards

Cambodian banks vow to improve lending standards

Cambodia’s banking industry is undertaking measures to improve lending standards and protect its clients.

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(WATCH) Explore how China’s CIPS payment network is challenging Western financial dominance and reshaping the future of global trade. theasset.com/article/57281/t… #Finance #Renminbi #China #APAC #Trade #Business #CIPS #Swift

The quiet rise of China's payment system

The Asset provides authoritative, unbiased coverage of the financial markets together with independent financial research on Asian issues, trends & developments

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Amundi-managed, EU-backed €3 billion GGBI Fund one of largest such strategies globally theasset.com/article-esg/573… #Finance #ESG #GreenInfra #Sustainability #BlendedFinance
Bridging Asia-Pacific’s green infra gap via blended finance

Bridging Asia-Pacific’s green infra gap via blended finance

Amundi-managed, EU-backed €3 billion GGBI Fund one of largest such strategies globally

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Wealth management hub continues to attract clients from across Asia and beyond theasset.com/article/57375/s… #Singapore #Asean #APAC #WealthManagement

Singapore’s affluent grow richer but keep cash close

As Singapore’s wealthy grow richer, their reluctance to move money out of cash presents both a challenge and an opportunity for banks and wealth managers.

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Account-to-account and e-wallet transfers expected to boost market share theasset.com/article/57374/a… #Finance #Asean #Payments #Digital #Technology #APAC
Asean digital payments set to hit US$1.65 trillion

Asean digital payments set to hit US$1.65 trillion

Digital payments in Southeast Asia are forecast to grow 16% to US$1.65 trillion in 2026, compared with a year earlier, fuelled by account-to-account (A2A) and e-wallet transfers, according to a new...

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Inflation expected to accelerate further amid rising oil prices and transport fares, potential impact of El Niño on food costs theasset.com/article/57372/p… #Finance #Philippines #Asean #APAC #BSP #Hikes
Philippine central bank hikes rates by a ‘decisive’ 50bp

Philippine central bank hikes rates by a ‘decisive’ 50bp

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.50% on Thursday (October 22), stepping up monetary tightening amid strong inflation pressure and...

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Banks simplify receivable financing loan disbursements supported by alternative data theasset.com/article/57371/d… #Data #TradeFinance #HongKong #Finance #APAC
Data-driven trade finance unlocking liquidity across HK

Data-driven trade finance unlocking liquidity across HK

Banks simplify receivable financing loan disbursements supported by alternative data

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Newly established national data group aims to unify over 200 local outfits theasset.com/article/57368/c… #China #Data #Business #APAC #SOE
China's 100th state giant goes all in on data business

China's 100th state giant goes all in on data business

The China National Data Group, headquartered in Xiong’an New Area near Beijing, is the country’s 100th centrally administered state-owned enterprise (SOE). It has been established to further develop...

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CGIF provides guarantee for dual-tranche social bond aiming to boost financial inclusion among MSMEs theasset.com/article-esg/573… #Finance #Vietnam #CapitalMarkets #Asean #SGD #Bonds
SHB prints Vietnam’s first SGD-denominated bond

SHB prints Vietnam’s first SGD-denominated bond

CGIF provides guarantee for dual-tranche social bond aiming to boost financial inclusion among MSMEs

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Asset class boasts strong historical performance but market prices can still fall during periods of financial stress theasset.com/article/57358/e… #ETF #Investment #APAC #Wealth #CLOs
ETFs give Asian wealth investors access to CLOs

ETFs give Asian wealth investors access to CLOs

Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), an investment vehicle historically dominated by giant institutions, are now cracking open for Asia's elite investors. A new wave of exchange-traded funds...

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Project to bring technology and know-how, create over 1,000 jobs theasset.com/article/57353/n… #Malaysia #Asean #Semiconductors #APAC #Expansion

NXP Semiconductors wins EIB support for Malaysia expansion

NXP Semiconductors, a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands, has secured a US$250 million loan from the European Investment Bank Group’s...

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Expansion propelled by international trade, high-tech manufacturing, despite weak domestic consumption, real estate theasset.com/article/57357/s… #China #APAC #Economy #Development
Strong exports hand China Q3 GDP 4.5% growth

Strong exports hand China Q3 GDP 4.5% growth

Expansion propelled by surge in trade, high-tech manufacturing, despite weak domestic consumption, real estate

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Community increasingly willing to commit capital, while still cautious about tech’s wider implications theasset.com/article/57352/s… #Singapore #AI #Technology #Asean #APAC
Singapore entrepreneurs bet on AI to lift profits, growth

Singapore entrepreneurs bet on AI to lift profits, growth

Community increasingly willing to commit capital, while still cautious about tech’s wider implications

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FSB lists 12 sound practices for financial institutions to consider as part of their strategy in adopting technology and managing risk theasset.com/article/57348/g… #G20 #CentralBanks #AI #Technology #Development
G20 central banks call for responsible AI adoption

G20 central banks call for responsible AI adoption

Central banks from the world’s leading economies and financial centres are urging financial institutions to consider a dozen practices for responsible adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).

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