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Asian Development Bank chief Takehiko Nakao. Photo: AFP, Noel Celis

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Evolution of Asian financial cooperation 20 years after crisis

by Stefan Angrick and Shinichi Nakabayashi May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Filipino labourers work on a "skyway" along the south expressway in Paranaque, Metro Manila. Photo: Reuters/Erik de Castro

Uncategorized

Philippines infrastructure spending waits on tax cuts

by Asia Unhedged May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

By 2027, Goldman Sachs predicts that China will overtake the United States as the world’s preeminent economic power. Photo: iStock

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OBOR: How infrastructure funding trumps geopolitics

by Jon Connars May 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Stephen Schwarzman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone speaks during a strategic and policy discussion with CEOs in Washington, DC. Photo: Pool via CNP, Olivier Douliery

Middle East, World

Blackstone-Saudi deal gives hope for Trump infrastructure plan

by Asia Unhedged May 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of the Belt and Road Forum. Photo: Reuters, Lintao Zhang

China, Japan, Northeast Asia

Japan inc less than excited about Belt and Road

by Asia Unhedged May 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before a bilateral meeting during the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Etienne Oliveau/Pool

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Western critics should not be so skeptical of Belt and Road

by Ken Moak May 20, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China. Photo: Reuters

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Unease lingers over China’s ‘project of the century’

by Xuan Loc Doan May 20, 2017May 20, 2017

German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries attends a photo op during the Belt and Road Forum near Beijing on May 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Don’t expect EU money to fund China’s new Silk Roads

by Emanuele Scimia May 16, 2017

It's the new economy, stupid... Investment by SOEs in public facilities was one highlight of the April fixed-asset investment report. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

As private sector beats retreat, SOEs ride to the rescue

by Steve Wang May 15, 2017February 18, 2020

The Helmand River. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Unquiet flows the Helmand

by Sudha Ramachandran May 12, 2017May 13, 2017

Asian Development Bank chief Takehiko Nakao. Photo: AFP, Noel Celis

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ADB calls for more investments in Asian infrastructure

by Asia Unhedged May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

The dollar has strengthened since Donald Trump's election.Photo: AFP / Jewel Samad

Australia, China, India, Oceania, South Asia, World

Trump economic plan would be hostage to the almighty dollar

by Warwick McKibbin May 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A frayed EU flag flutters atop the Greek Ministry of Finance in central Athens, Greece. Photo: Reuters

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Why the EU must engage with the AIIB

by Silvia Menegazzi May 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte holds his glasses as he speaks to reporters at the presidential palace in Manila, Philippines April 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

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‘Dutertenomics’ envisions a golden age for the Philippines

by Joel Adriano May 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump warms to taking Putin’s help in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is pictured at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on April 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kim Kyung-Hoon

China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

China-backed AIIB needed for Asian infrastructure, says Bank of Japan

by Reuters May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A container is loaded on to the first Chinese container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, Pakistan November 13, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Caren Firouz

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

China has Pakistan over a barrel on ‘One Belt, One Road’

by F.M. Shakil April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Motorists stuck in traffic at one of Jakarta's main roads. The largest infrastructure spending program in the Indonesian capital's history is expected to help but not solve massive traffic jams. Photo: Getty Images

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No fast tracks in Indonesia

by John McBeth April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Busy, busy, busy... Workers at China's factories are starting to have an impact on GDP growth. Photo: Reuters

China

China factories put weight behind forecast-busting 6.9% GDP

by Ben Richardson and Steve Wang April 17, 2017February 18, 2020

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Can global sales offset China slowdown for state rail maker?

by Doug Tsuruoka April 6, 2017February 18, 2020