Metropolitan Asia

Indonesia's central bank now faces simultaneous pressure from a geopolitical shock, two sovereign rating downgrades, capital outflows, and rupiah weakness approaching crisis-era levels. Bank Indonesia's March 17 hold is the opening frame of a more complex monetary story.

The government’s decision highlights efforts to secure domestic energy supply during international tensions.

Two acquisitions in two months: GajiGesa in February, Timo in March. Kredivo Group's regional consolidation strategy is moving fast.

Philippine digital banking is getting more competitive. Salmon Bank's recapitalization is one of the clearer signals that challenger banks are playing a long game.

With a MAS licence secured and a headquarters set to open, EBANX is building the regulatory and operational foundation for its next phase of APAC expansion.

Manila is in parallel talks with Indonesia on coal supply and with First Gas Power Corporation on uncommitted domestic gas volumes as it manages an LNG supply shock with no single domestic fix.

Vietnam's annual power investment requirement exceeds $27 billion through 2030 under the Revised PDP8. The GE Vernova HVDC plant is among the first foreign manufacturing investments calibrated to that infrastructure scale.

Vietnam cut fuel import taxes to zero and deployed its Price Stabilisation Fund within the same week.

Thunes appoints a new CTPO and CFO as it scales AI across a 130-plus-country payments network.

Singapore Gulf Bank expands SGB Net to support regulated stablecoin settlement for institutional clients across Asia and the GCC.