HKEX signs Bonnie Chan as CEO until 2030
August 18, 2026 The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has signed its chief executive officer (CEO) Bonnie Chan for a further three-year term starting...
TPG buys South Korea car rental firm from Lotte
The $928m sale of Lotte Rental is part of a portfolio restructure by the Korean giant. Read More
Bangladesh lowers rates and signs South Korea trade pact
The 0.5% cut is intended to spur growth, however there are fears it could revive inflationary pressures amid numerous challenges. Read More
Bangladesh rate cut and Korea trade pact aim to spur growth
August 14, 2026 Earlier this month Bangladesh’s central bank lowered interest rates by 50 basis points after maintaining the rate at 10% for two...
Bangladesh attempts to spur growth
August 14, 2026 Earlier this month Bangladesh’s central bank lowered interest rates by 50 basis points after maintaining the rate at 10% for two...
HK stablecoin issuer Anchorpoint begins rollout
As tokenised money develops, the Standard Chartered-backed JV is rolling out access for institutions, corporate users and professional investors. Read More
Eastspring Investments names head of capital markets
Sean Cunningham takes on the newly created role at the asset manager in Singapore; he was most recently head of Asia ETFs at JP...
I Squared to acquire Indonesia’s Cella and strikes A$1.04bn deal for oOh!media
The global infrastructure investor is in the midst of a regional expansion push. Read More
Southeast Asia data centre deals ramp up as power risks grow
August 11, 2026 Deals connected with artificial intelligence (AI) are continuing to ramp in Southeast Asia (SEA) amid growing demand for compute across the...