Japan: Possible return of foreign capital
Rising capital demand in key industries is making lending in Japan by foreign banks look likely again. Since 2006, the market has been tightly regulated by the financial watchdog.
By Marcel Grzanna
Rising capital demand in key industries is making lending in Japan by foreign banks look likely again. Since 2006, the market has been tightly regulated by the financial watchdog.
By Marcel Grzanna
Economic think tanks are criticizing the use of funds from the special fund. Whether money earmarked for climate investments has also been misappropriated is a matter of debate.
By Malte Kreutzfeldt
Senegal has to make a large installment of payments in March. How to deal with the mountain of debt that former president Macky Sall had covered up remains unclear. The current domestic political tensions between President Faye and the power-conscious Prime Minister Sonko are making it difficult to find a solution.
By Lucia Weiß
Tax procedures in China are increasingly being handled digitally – saving time and money, officials say.
By Marcel Grzanna
The Commission is under mounting pressure to simplify the laws governing financial service providers. But within the European Commission, Financial Services Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque is pursuing other priorities.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
President Prabowo is promising annual growth of eight percent. A more accommodative monetary policy by the central bank could make that goal easier to reach. Now concerns are growing that family ties could be used to exert influence over an institution meant to be independent.
By Marcel Grzanna
Businessman Chen Zhi is at the center of a major international cryptocurrency fraud and financial crime scandal.
By Amelie Richter
Chinese property developer Vanke is fueling fresh concerns about the country’s crisis-hit real estate sector. A potential default could trigger renewed turbulence in financial markets.
By Marcel Grzanna
China's three renminbi bond markets offer low-cost financing options for climate projects in the Global South, while traditional donors are increasingly withdrawing.
By Ma Jun and Sean Kidney
At the presentation of the legislative package on financial market integration, the Financial Markets Commissioner warned against inaction. Industry reactions to the Commission’s most far-reaching step in financial market regulation to date have been predominantly positive.
By János Allenbach-Ammann