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Vietnam considers trial of state-backed cryptocurrency
The Vietnamese government has ordered its central bank to study virtual money using blockchain technology...
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Asian coal plant drive threatens climate goals: Report
Five Asian countries are responsible for 80 per cent of new coal power stations planned...
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Are share buybacks destroying your wealth?
One of the strangest things that companies can do with their surplus cash is to...
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BOK Hints at Interest Hike This Year
Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol on Thursday sent the clearest signal yet an interest...
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Banks test cryptocurrencies offerings amid regulatory scrutiny
Banks seeking to expand in to the wild world of crypto are receiving a pointed...
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BOK in Dilemma over Rate Hike
The U.S. Federal Reserve's signal this week that it might raise interest rates sooner than...
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Bankers At this moment Earn W50,000 one hour
The hourly wage of bankers now exceeds W50,000, an initial for Korea and an alarming...
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Al Maryah Community Lender completes style of its digital platform
Al Maryah Community Lender, the UAE's new digital lender, said it has finished the look...
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Average Apartment Price in Capital Region Nears W700 Million
The average apartment price in the Seoul metropolitan area has increased to almost W700 million...
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Central Lender Chief Hints at Charge Hike
Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol has hinted in raising the benchmark interest this year...
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AI can unlock $1tn a yr in value for banking institutions, McKinsey says
The adoption of artificial intelligence technologies may potentially deliver up to $1 trillion of extra...
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Will India's soaring Covid infections derail its financial rebound?
The resurgence of Covid-19 infections threatens to derail India's monetary recovery, prompting the country’s central...
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Average Apartment Price in Seoul Surpasses W1.1 Billion
The common price of apartments in Seoul has surpassed W1.1 billion for the very first...
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Generation start-up: 'Black sheep' forges his own path to break down banking barriers
Entrepreneurship “is something that I’ve been raised with,” says Abdullah Almoayed, the chief executive of...
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Interest Rate Frozen for Another Month
THE LENDER of Korea on Thursday decided to maintain the country's benchmark interest at 0.5...
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40% of Bankers Make 6-Figure Salaries
Over 40 percent of bankers in Korea make six-figure salaries or even more than W100...
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Central banks add 8.8 tonnes of gold to reserves in February
Central banks increased their gold purchases on February as they added 8.8 tonnes gold to...
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ADGM launches Digital Marketplace to test feasibility of future products
Abu Dhabi Global Market has introduced an online community where entities such as banks, investors,...
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Bankers' Salaries Soar as Jobs Dwindle
Employees of major banks earned about W100 million on average last year (US$1=W1,129). At the...
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Digital banks finally arriving at the Philippines
Digital banks - also known as neobanks - are actually preparing their industry entry in...
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Services sector to operate a vehicle UAE recovery in 2021, ADCB says
The UAE's economy will continue steadily to improve this year, motivated by higher oil prices,...
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BOK Freezes Interest Rate Again
The Bank of Korea on Thursday froze interest levels at 0.5 percent again, the record-low...
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New Zealand's virus success unleashes runaway casing prices
New Zealand's success in battling the coronavirus has unleashed an unanticipated problem: skyrocketing house prices.When...
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Ex-Bank of England governor Tag Carney joins payments company Stripe's board
A former governor of the Bank of England and Lender of Canada, Tag Carney, has...
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Future Group creditors scramble to recuperate $2.5 billion loans
Future Group’s creditors are exploring options to recuperate a lot more than $2.5 billion in...