Data driven planning Data-driven planning

The use of data to contain the spread of the coronavirus has been well-documented. But it can also highlight disparate Covid-19 impacts and influence better planning decisions for recovery, as ANHD’s Barika Williams tells flow

Antibody builders Antibody builders

Digital mortgages come of age Digital mortgages come of age

Under the rainbow Under the rainbow

Floods, political upheaval and investor caution have created infrastructure shortfalls in much of Latin America. Ivan Castano Freeman reviews project progress, re-routed trade flows, and opportunities for banks and export credit agencies

Digital homes Digital homes

eNotes are driving the surge in digital mortgages for residential housing. BAML’s Eileen Albus tells Janet Du Chenne how new innovations are helping to improve the consumer experience and lower lenders’ costs

Arrivals: New private financing model for Newark Airport ConRAC Arrivals: New private financing model for Newark Airport ConRAC

flow looks at how an innovative model of private financing for consolidated rent-a-car facilities is set to provide numerous benefits to Newark airport, passengers and the rent-a-car industry

On the bright side On the bright side

Caught in the slipstream, or powering ahead? Dr Rebecca Harding examines ASEAN’s trade momentum in the context of wider geopolitical disruption

Investing in ASEAN 2019-20 Investing in ASEAN 2019-20

As the ASEAN countries see around US$5.3trn of trade passing through its sea lanes each year and continues its push for a leading role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), this Investing in ASEAN guide, now in its eighth year, addresses the opportunities for overseas investors and charts this trading bloc’s remarkable growth

Power of 10 Power of 10

With ASEAN’s 50th anniversary fast-approaching, Boon-Hiong Chan, Deutsche Bank’s GTB Head of Market Advocacy APAC, and lead of its “Reimagining ASEAN” commemorative special report, summarises the region’s progress in terms of its trade and financial market integration, digitalisation, and human capital development

Reimagining ASEAN in 2025 Reimagining ASEAN in 2025

With ASEAN’s 50th anniversary fast-approaching, Boon-Hiong Chan, Deutsche Bank’s GTB Head of Market Advocacy APAC, and lead of its “Reimagining ASEAN” commemorative special report, summarises the region’s progress in terms of its trade and financial market integration, digitalisation, and human capital development

ASEAN's digital journey to 2025 ASEAN's digital journey to 2025

For ASEAN, digitalisation could prove the key to a more dynamic, networked and innovative region by 2025. But where is ASEAN on its digital journey? Where is there traction, and what roadblocks stand in the way of a more digitalised ASEAN economy? We speak to industry experts for a cross-section of views

ASEAN Digital Trade Transformation ASEAN Digital Trade Transformation

As the Thai chairmanship of ASEAN gets underway for 2019, digitalisation sits firmly at the top of the integration and transformation agenda. Boon-Hiong Chan looks at how this is supporting ASEAN trade, and how the bloc can tackle the fundamental issues of consistent standards, terminologies and interoperability in digital trade transformation

Asia’s growth: pause or detour? Asia’s growth: pause or detour?

The second event in the series “The future of Asset Servicing Leadership”, organised by The Asset magazine in collaboration with Deutsche Bank, considered whether growth in Asia is experiencing a pause or a detour

Digital treasury accelerates in Asia Digital treasury accelerates in Asia

Treasury digitisation across Asia was gaining traction even before Covid-19 struck, but the pandemic has accelerated the process. A recent Deutsche Bank webinar provided a progress report

Asian banks keep up to speed on ISO 20022 migration Asian banks keep up to speed on ISO 20022 migration

The new global language for financial communications is very much a work in progress. In this article written for The Asian Banker, Nancy So assesses how banks across the region measure up

Capital markets transformation in Asia Capital markets transformation in Asia

Market reform and new technologies precede exciting post-trade future in Asia Market reform and new technologies precede exciting post-trade future in Asia

Many rivers to cross Many rivers to cross

As China’s role on the global stage expands, Bank of China’s Yunfei Liu talks to flow about the foundations needed to build bridges in international trade, the popularity of RMB financing in Belt and Road countries, and where Western banks fit into the picture

China’s Belt and Road Initiative China’s Belt and Road Initiative

In its heyday, the Silk Road was the most important trading network in the world – connecting East to West and stimulating economic, diplomatic and cultural development. Some 2,000 years later, China has set out to rebuild this historic highway. Today, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has expanded far beyond its original scope, reaching as much as 65% of the world’s population, while covering half of world gross domestic product (GDP), 75% of all known energy reserves and a quarter of all cross-border goods and services

Blue-sky thinking Blue-sky thinking

A refined approach A refined approach

Were it not for China’s economic reforms, Ma Zhi Qing would still be running a farm. Today he leads a multi-billion-dollar petrochemical corporate. Clarissa Dann visited the team to hear more about the role prepayment finance is playing in Shandong Qingyuan’s growth story

Connecting capital Connecting capital

International investors can’t get enough of China, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has been at the innovation coalface, facilitating access by upgrading its post-trade systems and using new technologies to accelerate the settlement of securities traded through the Stock Connect links between China and Hong Kong

Renewable energy comes of age Renewable energy comes of age

Changing dynamics of renewable energy in Europe have upended the market in the past decade as new buyers, investors and technology enter the fray. Janet du Chenne reports on investor enthusiasm, and forecasts what to expect from the next 10 years

Germany’s lockdown lending Germany’s lockdown lending

Sustainable latex from Cameroon Sustainable latex from Cameroon

A Hellenic recovery A Hellenic recovery

Syntagma Square synergies in trade Syntagma Square synergies in trade

With more than 300 delegates from more than 145 nations gathered in Greece at the EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme Trade Finance (TFP) Forum 2019, it was clear that 20 years after the TFP’s foundation, countries lacking in correspondent banking lines need this trade leg-up more than ever. Clarissa Dann reports from Athens

Market Makeover Market makeover

The five trillion dollar challenge The five trillion dollar challenge

As India grapples with Covid-19, how ready will the country be to achieve its potential once the pandemic is over? Clarissa Dann reviews its post-independence growth and measures taken to improve the ease of doing business

Journey into simplicity Journey into simplicity

How will India’s meet its US$5trn GDP target in the next five years? And what role will financiers, government reform and technology have in making this happen? Clarissa Dann reports on GTR’s one-day conference in Mumbai

Planning for the people Planning for the people

The Indian government has pledged to make the country a US$5trn economy by 2024. Janet Du Chenne talks to Sundeep Sikka about Nippon Life India Asset Management’s plans to capitalise on the growth story by offering long-term savings plans and leveraging education and new technologies

A new era for Indian energy A new era for Indian energy

With India’s energy consumption poised to grow at almost 5% annually over the next decade, its refineries are systemically important. Clarissa Dann talks to the leadership team at the Mumbai headquarters of Nayara Energy about realising potential – 20 million metric tonnes per year of it and growing