Rashmi Kumar

Nov 20, 2024 | ionanalytics.com | Rashmi Kumar |Keane Hoo

Private equity investment opportunities are “quite unique” in Asia with valuations looking very attractive in some cases, but pricing risk correctly will be essential to finding success in the region, Harvey M Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer of Carlyle, said at the AVCJ Private Equity Forum 2024 in Hong Kong this week.

Oct 31, 2024 | globalcapital.com | Rashmi Kumar

The transition to a net-zero world, in order to stave off the worst effects of global warming, is not easy. The United Nations has described it as one of the greatest challenges facing humankind. But Japan’s unique take on transition financing might be a model for other countries to follow, especially in Asia. While many economies, both in Asia and the West, have focused on adopting green taxonomies to include elements of transition financing, Japan has gone in a different direction.

Oct 30, 2024 | globalcapital.com | Rashmi Kumar

In late September, GlobalCapital held a virtual roundtable with two of Japan’s leading SSA issuers — the Development Bank of Japan and the Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities — to discuss the issuers’ fundraising plans, their views on ESG-labelled issuance, and share tips on navigating the choppy rates environment. GlobalCapital: Let’s start by looking back at your funding plans so far this financial year.

Oct 30, 2024 | globalcapital.com | Rashmi Kumar

Among all the world’s major central banks, the Bank of Japan takes this year’s prize for keeping market participants on their toes. Take its July 31 announcement: after a policy meeting, the BoJ raised its policy rate to 0.25%, taking many by surprise as there was little evidence that inflation was rising. Simultaneously, it confirmed plans to cut its monthly purchases of ¥6tr ($40.6bn) of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) by ¥0.4tr every quarter to ¥3tr by the first quarter of 2026.

Sep 26, 2024 | globalcapital.com | Rashmi Kumar

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