Kimberley Long
Asia Editor at The Banker
She/her Asia Editor @TheBanker. Cooks @HackneyWNS. Mentors @sheffielduni. Talks @Speakrs4schools. @everton Views my own
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6 days ago |
thebanker.com | Kimberley Long
Armenia’s finance minister has ruled out any further debt raising until at least 2027, citing a significantly higher yield on its most recent raise caused by the current higher interest rate environment. While the country’s $750mn eurobond issued in March was three times oversubscribed, the 10-year bond (issued to replace a maturing instrument) priced with a yield of 7.1 per cent, significantly higher than the 3.9 per cent seen in the last eurobond issued four years ago.
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Kimberley Long
The success of new cross-border, real-time payment systems require co-operation and some creative thinking to overcome initial challenges, according to the Singaporean central bank and other experts. Jacqueline Loh of the Monetary Authority of Singapore said that a five-second difference in turnaround times between the systems in Singapore and Thailand was causing timeouts and failed transaction messages for customers.
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Kimberley Long
The declining value of the US dollar is a significant contributing factor to falling inflation in the Philippines, the country’s treasurer has said, as levels fell to 1.4 per cent in April, their lowest in nearly six years. Considering the impact of the US tariffs on currency volatility, treasurer Sharon Almanza said the weakening dollar against the strength of the peso is “positive in our inflation story”.
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Kimberley Long
US trade tariffs will likely open up opportunities for banks supporting companies relocating manufacturing to India, while tariffs will have little impact on the local economy, according to the chair of State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender by total assets. “Both consumption and investment are domestically driven. While we want exports to play an important role, our assessment is that the impact of US tariffs on India is going to be limited,” Challa Sreenivasulu Setty told The Banker.
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1 week ago |
thebanker.com | Kimberley Long
Demand for trade finance loans and guarantees from the Asian Development Bank has increased by 20 per cent year on year in the first quarter of 2025, as companies in the region come to grips with the introduction of significant tariffs by the US.
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Caved and signed up to Bluesky. Excited to have my full name as my handle over there https://t.co/QDh8Cq6zGO
Oh the return of Melania’s White House Christmas decorations https://t.co/tlColhg6Oq
And again, finding it incredible in the US someone can simply come in and lead a party and win an election with no prior political experience? I may not have agreed with some UK PMs but at least they’ve got there over several years and after being elected as MPs
