Asia M&A and investment review
India’s RBL Bank to raise Euros
According to the text of a stock market filing by the bank, it disclosed the programme on September 8, 2026, under the Securities and Exchange Board of India listing requirements.
India’s ICICI Bank completes overseas bond issuance
According to a filing by the bank with India’s stock exchanges, the notes are senior unsecured fixed-rate securities issued through its IFSC Banking Unit, dated September 3, 2026.
Bank DBS Indonesia acquires 99% stake in DBS Vickers Sekuritas
Under the revised corporate structure, DBSI acquires 99.0% of DBSVI shares, while the remaining 1.0% equity stake is retained by DBS Vickers Securities Holdings Pte Ltd.
Indonesia, MAS launch Indonesia-Singapore local currency transaction
Central banks in Indonesia and Singapore have operationalised their bilateral settlement system, which highlights a step toward regional financial integration and currency diversification within ASEAN.
Indian IT firms turn to M&As to bridge AI capability gap
India is witnessing a foundational Artificial Intelligence gap when compared to markets like the US and China. This is a topic of intense debate among market experts, policy wonks and the government.
Rwanda diversifies sovereign borrowing with debut yen facility, raising $190mn
Blended financing backed by multilateral guarantees is central to Rwanda’s strategy of containing borrowing costs, smoothing repayments and protecting debt sustainability.
Citi leads South Korea IB rankings after SK hynix IPO
According to data, CGMK leads the South Korea Investment Banking Wallet League table with a 16% market share.
India’s Yes Bank withdraws planned $500mn US dollar bond issue amid higher yield demands
Investors were seeking yields 30-40 basis points higher than normal after the Reserve Bank of India brought forward the closure of its dollar deposit window.
Higher-than-expected July 2026 inflation in Australia raises RBA rate hike risks
Facing unexpected pressure from fuel price spikes and travel costs, Australia’s consumer price dynamics have complicated the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy outlook.
Transboundary haze from Indonesian peatland fires crosses into Malaysia, threatens biodiversity
The cross-border crisis follows a rapid surge in satellite-detected hotspots and burnt territory across Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo.
Bank Indonesia launches domestic retail credit card network to cut reliance on Visa, Mastercard
Seeking to enhance the country’s financial infrastructure and lower transaction overheads across domestic commercial networks, Indonesia's central bank has launched its national retail credit card framework.
Singapore banks offset interest margin squeeze with record wealth management fee growth
Singapore’s domestic lenders are insulating overall earnings from global interest rate cuts by expanding their regional wealth management franchises.
India’s green energy InvITs boom is waiting to happen
The Indian renewable energy sector offers significant opportunities for Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) to deepen capital mobilisation in the space despite the limited existence of InvITs at present, according to a recent report.
Singapore’s reserve managers GIC, Temasek, MAS deliver long-term returns
The trio's investment returns directly fund national public services via the Net Investment Returns Contribution, which remains the single-largest source of Singapore government revenue.
Mega Chinese IPO threatens South Korea chip dominance
A major Chinese IPO in flash memory manufacturing has disrupted the global data storage market, challenging established East Asian tech giants.
Indonesia breaks ground on $21bn Abadi Masela LNG megaproject
Unlocking one of the largest offshore gas reserves in the Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia has launched an upstream megaproject of the Abadi Masela LNG Block National Strategic Project.
Poland's Żabka soars on report of Seven & i Holdings bid
Seven & i is reportedly considering acquiring a double-digit stake in Żabka, with the value of the investment estimated at several hundred billion yen.
Nigeria opens Chinese-built $250mn lithium plant, targets leading role in battery supply chain
Nigeria's $250mn launch of a lithium-processing plant comes as as UNCTAD forecasts global demand will rise by 353% between 2024 and 2040, driven by electric vehicles, battery storage and clean energy tech.
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Indonesia offers 10,000-tonne premium rice export to Singapore
The total of Bulog reserve stock that's currently held in reserves is 5.1mn tonnes. The standard state warehouses can only accommodate up to 3mn tonnes.
From Sapura to Vantris, Malaysia's biggest corporate rescue
Because of the firm's scale, an uncontrolled insolvency was never an option for Malaysian regulators, as the company was too embedded in the domestic O&G ecosystem, supporting over 59,000 jobs in the nation's energy sector.