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By José Viñals, Chairman of Standard Chartered Ever since the global financial crisis, international banks have been operating in a challenging environment. We …

Peter Wong, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited In the wake of more isolationist political thinking in th…

Despite being 80 percent more likely to be targeted by hackers than the rest of the world, cyber risk mitigation efforts in the Asia-Pacific region are generally…

The Belt-and-Road initiative provides a visionary blueprint for global economic development in the new world order. New project opportunities for businesses will…

By Donald Kanak, Chairman of Eastspring Investments The ten member-states of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have enjoyed a remarkable decad…

By Gordon French, Head of Global Banking and Markets, Asia Pacific, HSBC Perhaps it’s inevitable that interest in China’s Belt and Road Initiative tends to revo…

By Sam Xu SUMMARY As one of the world’s biggest renminbi hubs outside of China, the UK stands to play a pivotal role in the ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) initiat…

The challenge of building a safe and efficient high-speed rail route involves looking beyond just the new high-speed section, say rail specialists Edwin Marks an…

By Stuart Tait, Group General Manager and Regional Head of Commercial Banking, Asia Pacific With protectionism threatening to dim Europe’s economic lights, Sout…