Asia-Pacific

State-owned commercial banks, which hold the largest market share and play a critical role in funding large public projects, face greater pressure to raise capital, say analysts.

Credit boom, rule shifts fire up Vietnam banks’ capital-raising sprint

High system leverage, however, may leave them vulnerable to economic shocks, say analysts

Singapore has 55 billionaires, with six new additions in 2025, according to UBS’ Billionaire Ambitions Report.

Wealth of Singapore billionaires soars 66% to third-highest in Apac at US$258.8 billion

Apac billionaires include the Zhang brothers behind Mixue; Tron blockchain’s Justin Sun

In Indonesia, the storm has killed at least 700 people and triggered flooding and landslides in Sumatra, a major producer of coal, coffee and palm oil.

Deadly floods’ US$20 billion toll shows Asia’s rising climate risk

Countries in South-east Asia consistently rank among the most at risk

A Grab-GoTo merger, along with a successful IPO for Superbank, could chart a clearer path towards profitability for the Grab-backed lender.

Grab-GoTo merger could be ‘colossal’ for Indonesia’s fintech hopefuls, say analysts

Merging the superapp giants could change not only the face of South-east Asia’s ride-hailing market, but also its digital lending space

Together, the "Vin trio" make up more than a fifth of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange’s total market capitalisation.

Vietnam’s stock-market rally has one name behind it

Vingroup and its two listed offshoots are behind much of the VN-Index’s 36% gain this year

Genting Bhd is intensifying its overseas expansion as Genting Malaysia faces a more challenging operating environment in the country and intensifying gaming competition across Asia.

Genting’s privatisation push falters just as New York delivers a splashy win

The offer for Genting Malaysia closes shy of the delisting mark while its US arm scores with a full-casino licence

Experts at Dechert note that the “relatively low number” of Apac respondents concerned about geopolitical risk is “somewhat surprising” given the lingering tensions between China and the US.

Apac PE executives are the least fazed by geopolitical uncertainty in dealmaking: report

Only 30% view it as a top threat, compared with 60% in Emea and 49% globally

US President Donald Trump meeting his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea in October.

Why Asia should worry about a G1 world as China’s power grows

Chinese leapfrogging is showing up in a host of other sectors, including defence

Across Asia this year, businesses in major exporting nations have been scrambling to navigate the uncertainty created by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Manufacturing weakens in Europe, Asia on faltering demand and tariff uncertainties

Factory activity contracted for the ninth straight month in the US amid slumping orders and higher prices for inputs