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AT Finance, India, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

India renewed run tramples investor landscape

by Gary Kleiman August 22, 2018

An Iraqi peddler displays Iranian currency for sale in the capital Baghdad, on August 9, 2018. Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing sanctions against Iran. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Baghdad grapples with ‘curse’ of US sanctions on Iran

by Omar al-Jaffal August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The new Insolvency Bill introduced in Parliament ends up helping a chosen few. Photo: Flickr

India, South Asia

Modi government’s insolvency bill hurts the public exchequer

by Meghnad July 27, 2018

A HK$100 note (right) issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong), which some say looks like hell money (left). Photo: BOCHK

China, Hong Kong

Critics pay out on some of the new Hong Kong bank notes

by Ben Kwok July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Asia markets ended up being a blur for investors on July 2 as they fell on trade war fears. Photo: AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, South Asia, Vietnam

Stock safety scramble corrals candidates

by Gary Kleiman July 24, 2018

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Iraq, Italy, Middle East, World

Italian banker dodges queries on Africa deals

by PK Semler July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping, right, and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, center, arrive for the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AFP/ Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

China’s silky charming of Arabia

by Pepe Escobar July 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The Beijing Sci-Tech Report will now accept bitcoin from subscribers. Image: iStock

Beijing’s crypto crackdown has been ‘very successful’

by Asia Times staff July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Asia local bonds suffer rate and trade lashes

by Gary Kleiman July 5, 2018July 5, 2018

Coal fired power station silhouette at sunset. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Germany, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

HSBC, Standard Chartered making a killing on coal in SE Asia

by Nguy Thi Khanh July 4, 2018

Shanghai. Photo: iStock

China, Shanghai

Shanghai sets expansive policies to aid economic reform

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A Berlin branch of the troubled German lender Deutsche Bank. Photo: iStock

Deutsche Bank’s loss in US raises questions about risk

by Paul Muir June 21, 2018February 18, 2020

From a 2018 low point, of just over $100 billion total market capitalization over the weekend, cryptocurrencies have rebounded nearly 14% to Tuesday's highs. Image: iStock

Uncategorized

Cryptocurrencies are essentially worthless, claims report

by Asia Times staff June 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Negative interest rates eliminate the incentive to deposit money in European banks. Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, Italy, World

Should Europeans heed ECB chief’s money-saving advice?

by Paul Muir June 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Stock market and other finance themes. Financial data on a monitor. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

The Asian Development Bank preaches bond destiny

by Gary Kleiman June 5, 2018

Changing customer behavior is one of the biggest challenges to retail banks. Photo: iStock

Uncategorized

Banks see technology as a bigger challenge than rules

by Asia Times staff May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

The Chinese and Pakistan flags. Photo: Asia Times graphic

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Concern in Pakistan over flood of Chinese investment

by FM Shakil May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Hong Kong Bankers Club

China, Hong Kong, Shanghai

Expat bankers get fewer choices for lunch in Central

by Ben Kwok May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Bangalore on May 8 ahead of the Karnataka state election. Photo: Reuters/Abhishek N Chinnappa

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

How Modi has failed as prime minister of India

by Sachi Satapathy May 11, 2018

Iran flag waving with stack of money coins macro. Photo: iStock

European Union, Iran, Middle East, World

Iran banks shudder on US sanctions reprise

by Gary Kleiman May 10, 2018May 10, 2018