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Scriven in Vietnam: One man’s journey from adventurer to entrepreneur
27 September 2019 |
As Asiamoney celebrates its 30th anniversary, the progress of Vietnam’s financial markets over the same period can be told through the experiences of one man, Dragon Capital’s Dominic Scriven.
Indonesia pins its hopes on Jokowi 2.0
27 September 2019 |
Can Indonesia’s likeable president find a way to boost growth, slash red tape, tackle the country’s image problem and draw in much-needed FDI now that he has secured a second five-year term?
Vietnam: Bank-café Timo gets a whole latte love
27 September 2019 |
Is Timo a café or a bank? VinaCapital’s Don Lam reckons his popular Vietnamese neobank can profitably be both – and more. Vietnam’s emergent cashed-up millennials seem to agree.
Singapore: BNP Paribas hacks a digital path to growth
27 September 2019 |
BNP Paribas’ Asia wealth management division was once a digital laggard, but thanks to its ‘design factory’ in Singapore, led by Vivien Jong, it is now a global leader, inventing ways to make the bank work better and more profitably.
ECM: Singapore scrambles for listings
27 September 2019 |
Its exchange was once buzzing with new listings – these days, the only IPOs that keep equity capital market bankers busy come from Reits. What can the city-state do to convince its best young firms to choose home over Hong Kong or New York?
Why 1MDB still troubles AmBank
27 September 2019 |
Malaysia’s sixth-biggest bank was once eager to serve the country’s now disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak and his fugitive associate Jho Low. And then it all went wrong, as court cases in Kuala Lumpur reveal.
Thai banking: Middleweight merger won’t make heavyweight hitter
27 September 2019 |
Plans to merge TMB Bank with Thanachart Bank have raised hopes of further consolidation, but it will take a lot more than that to shake up the sector and create champion banks to compete with regional leaders.
Thai bourse chief sets a new course
27 September 2019 |
Pakorn Peetathawatchai, president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, is determined to harness digital platforms and launch new products to create a model exchange for the region.
The Philippines: Consing takes BPI in a new direction
27 September 2019 |
Bank of the Philippine Islands is already one of the top corporate and investment banks in the archipelago; now CEO Cezar Consing wants the bank to focus on financial inclusion by expanding its microfinance, SME and consumer lending businesses.