Hong Kong-listed ENN Energy Holdings, one of the largest clean energy distributors in China, has issued the first tranche of its asset-backed securities programme on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Global trade is on track to expand 7% from a year earlier to a record US$35 trillion this year before slowing in 2026, according to a recent report by the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

From real estate to bonds, the rise of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is fundamentally reshaping global finance. By converting ownership rights into digital tokens on a blockchain, this technology ...

Global investment firm KKR, through a fund managed by its affiliate Kreate Asset Management, has completed the acquisition of Cheongna Logistics Center in Incheon, the largest single-asset logistics ...

Exchange-traded funds listed and traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) rose to S$17.4 billion (US$13.54 billion) in assets under management, with S$138 million in net inflows for November. SPDR Gold ...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has allocated 100 billion yuan (US$14.27 billion) to an expanded list of 40 banks participating in the second phase of its renminbi business facility (RBF), up ...

Every December, Project Syndicate asks its commentators to identify the political, economic, and policy trends to watch in the year ahead. Last year, as the world prepared for Donald Trump’s return to ...

Precious metals, especially gold and silver, are expected to see further gains in the coming year following record price surges throughout 2025, according to a new report.

I don’t write much about payments, but a number of developments in recent weeks – right up to the week before Christmas, in ...

Three subsidiaries of a leading Philippine non-bank financial institution (NBFI), Asialink Group, accessed the peso bond market on the back of the guarantee provided by Credit Guarantee & Investment ...

The European Union’s carbon-pricing policy has long been the subject of fierce debate. To some, it is a bold experiment in aligning markets with planetary limits; to others, it is an added burden on ...

The greatest threat to the independence of the US Federal Reserve does not come from President Donald Trump’s attacks or a Supreme Court ruling that might expand his authority. It is the Fed’s ...