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Cross-border Lending Shows Smallest Growth in 13 Years

18-Mar-13

Cross-border lending of global banks increased at its lowest rate in 13 years in the third quarter of 2012, according to a report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

Flows into Asia Bond Markets Raise Risk of Asset Price Bubbles: ADB

18-Mar-13

Emerging East Asia’s local currency bond markets continued to expand in 2012, signaling ongoing investor interest in the region’s fast-growing economies but also raising the risk of asset price bubbles, says ADB.

Growth in Transactional Risk Insurance Amid Rising M&A Activities

14-Mar-13

The global transactional risk insurance market saw significant growth once more in 2012, as firms increasingly turned to the insurance market to protect large deals and cross-border acquisitions or sales.

US$425 Billion Gap in Trade Finance Hits Growth and Jobs in Asia

12-Mar-13

Companies operating in developing Asia lost out on nearly $425 billion in trade finance in 2011 alone, according to a new survey by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Most CFOs in India Feel Gov't Will Not Meet Growth Targets

12-Mar-13

A majority of Chief Financial Officers at companies in India don’t expect the government to meet its fiscal deficit and economic growth targets in the coming financial year, finds a survey by Yes Bank Ltd and Mint.

OECD Government Borrowing Set to Rise Slightly in 2013

11-Mar-13

The gross borrowing needs of OECD governments are projected to increase slightly to around US$10.9 trillion in 2013, up from the already high level of US$10.8 trillion in 2012, according to a new OECD report.

Moody's: Asian Liquidity Stress Index Falls Again in February

11-Mar-13

Moody's Investors Service says that its Asian Liquidity Stress Index (Asian LSI) declined to 24.8% in February from 27.2% in January.

Global Economic Recovery Too Reliant on Central Bank Liquidity, Warns the IIF

11-Mar-13

Political and policy uncertainties have intensified in the last month, strengthening the headwinds against the nascent global economic recovery, warns the Institute of International Finance.

High Growth Market Companies Set to Inject Dynamism into M&A Deals

08-Mar-13

A rise in the number of high growth market (HGM) companies investing into mature markets is set to inject a new dynamism into cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the coming years, says PwC in a new report.

Lending in Qianhai Positive for Hong Kong Banks, Says Moody's

07-Mar-13

Moody's Investors Service says the Chinese government's move to allow Hong Kong banks to make direct offshore RMB loans to enterprises registered in Qianhai in southern China will create a new outlet for their surplus offshore RMB funds, as well as expand their presence in the Mainland.

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