China and India have been bruited about as the Asian giants most likely to go head to head. However, as China seeks low-cost countries and joint ventures,…
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Vincent Lo, chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, says as China transforms, restructures, and rebalances its economy, slowing down has become…
Vincent Lo, chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, says as China transforms, restructures, and rebalances its economy, slowing down has become…
Banks face high costs of maintaining extensive branch networks while having their market share eroded by the ever-growing presence of payments solutions…
Mashreq Bank CEO Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair talks about his focus on innovation, support of SMEs, and customer centricity; and the bank’s emphasis on growth…
The industry has to look beyond growing their market presence through traditional brick-and-mortar branches by exploring new channels like mobile banking…
Social media, coupled with data analytics, gives a more complete picture of the customer but banks face the challenge of having to make sense of masses…
Alex Thursby, group CEO of NBAD, highlights the importance of liquidity as he discusses the bank’s new customer-focused strategy.
CEO Tirad Al-Mahmoud discusses his vision of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as a top-tier transaction banking institution as the industry evolves and seeks new…
Mobile banking in Saudi Arabia is still growing and its development is contingent upon customer needs, as the actual number of mobile transactions is low.
With over 53 million unbanked still transacting in cash, Egyptian banks are looking to target this potentially lucrative market through mobile or prepaid…
Increased use of electronic cash management facilities to enhance cost and operational efficiency is the dominant theme in the transaction banking industry…
Even with the Middle East’s lifeblood, crude oil, stuck in prolonged doldrums, bankers remain optimistic about the future of the trade finance and supply…
New payment options in the market are creating new opportunities, making competition fiercer, and reducing the use of cash and cheques.
In the United Arab Emirates, banks have become more competitive in retaining their customers as a result of new regulations, while the rest are developing…
State enterprises form one of the largest customer segments of Krung Thai Bank. But this does not confine the bank, as it enters the nongovernment retail…
China attributes its slowest growth in a quarter century to uncertainties in the international economic environment, and to weak real estate investment…
As the Philippines becomes an attractive foreign direct investment destination, the country is readying for high-value-added manufacturing. Metrobank president…
The Single Resolution Mechanism becomes fully operational to bolster the resiliency of banks in the European Union. This is the second of three conditions…
Hong Kong will maintain its strategic role in bridging China with the rest of the world, even if more RMB payments are settled elsewhere. With its preeminence…
Efforts to create access to onshore capital markets will prove fruitless without strong product offerings
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China’s “One Belt One Road” initiative is a brilliant strategic move but its delivery holds many risks
China welcomed the new year with yet another bloodbath that it has seen too much of in 2015. But unlike the August 2015 sell-off that was sparked by small…