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Cambodia, Malaysia launch cross-border digital money transfers
The National Bank of Cambodia and Malaysian banking group Malayan Banking, or Maybank, launched a new mobile...
Survey: Asia-Pacific’s homegrown brands growing to regional giants
A new ranking by market researcher Nielsen and marketing network Campaign Asia Pacific, called Asia’s Top 1000 brands and released last week, gave insights...
Three Malaysian banks in merger talks
Three Malaysian banks, including CIMB Group Holdings, said on July 10 that they are in merger talks, which, if successful, would create the country's...
Malaysia’s 1MDB to raise $3b in IPO
Sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd has said it plans to raise more than $3 billion by listing its energy assets, in what would...
Malaysia Airlines may be taken private for restructuring
Malaysia's state investment vehicle Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to take Malaysia Airlines (MAS) private as the first step in a major restructuring of the...
7-Eleven Malaysia prices at top of range
Malaysia's largest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd, has raised about 732 million ringgit ($226.91 million) in a share sale priced at the...
Garuda gets $100m sukuk from Maybank
Indonesia's state carrier Garuda Indonesia has secured $100 million in financing from a unit of Malaysia’s Maybank to fund its operations and expansion, the...
S&P: Philippine banks ‘not prepared’ for AEC
US rating agency Standard & Poor’s said it believed that banks in the Philippines were not yet prepared for the tougher competition that would...
Thailand discovers Real Estate Investment Trusts
The Thailand Revenue Department’s recent decision on tax incentives for real estate investment trusts (REITs) is likely to trigger REIT listings in the second...
Insurers to pay $100m on missing MH370 claims
German insurer Allianz has started to make payments on claims linked to the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner, the company said on March 18....
South Korea’s Exim Bank to enter Myanmar
Myanmar has allowed the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Exim Bank) to open a representative office in Yangon, according to the Directorate of Investment and...
World’s largest condom maker in hot Malaysia IPO
Karex Berhad, the world's top condom producer which has one manufacturing plant in Thailand, surged more than 30 per cent in its trading debut...
Philippine casino group in flat stock market debut
Philippine casino operator Travellers International Hotel Group Inc had a disappointing debut on November 5 after raising $470 million in its IPO, hurt by...
Maybank launches Islamic asset management unit
Malaysia's largest bank, Maybank, has launched an Islamic asset management unit to cater to growing investor appetite for Shariah-compliant investment products, Reuters reported.
The Islamic...
Westports shares trade at top of expectations
Westports Holdings Bhd, the operator of Malaysia's busiest port, has raised about $628.77 million in its stock listing on September 30, pricing it at the...
Malaysian oil driller kicks off $738m IPO
UMW Oil & Gas Corporation Bhd, a Malaysian offshore and drilling services firm, will start taking orders on October 3 for its 2.36 billion...
Malaysia’s state investment fund needs more money
Malaysia's state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has boosted the target size of its planned initial public offering (IPO) of its energy assets...
Singapore buys into new Cambodian Post Bank
An investment company owned by the Singaporean government has become a minority partner in a new commercial bank, Cambodia Post Bank, set to open...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...