Asia Pacific

Bangladesh: Steadily Moving Up without Beating the Drum

Skipping the usual ado and almost silently, Bangladesh is moving up the ladder and surpassing its local peers in a…

11 years ago

The Equator Principles: Banking on Sustainability

Financial institutions worldwide are increasingly benchmarking their larger investment projects to the Equator Principles of social and environmental risk assessment.…

11 years ago

Indian Rupee Looking for a Line in the Sand

Earlier this week, Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram unveiled a comprehensive – and long-awaited – plan to improve the country’s…

11 years ago

Africa’s Changing Mediascape: Spreading the Word from China

A monumental shift is taking place in the world’s mediascape. As traditional news outlets such as CNN and the BBC…

11 years ago

CFI.co Hero Mahindra on Giving in India

Anand Mahindra, born in 1955, was appointed chairman of the family conglomerate in August 2012 and has been managing director…

11 years ago

Kiran Shaw and Biocon: What a Team

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw is the founder and managing director of Biocon which is one of Asia’s leading biotech enterprises. Shaw’s…

11 years ago

Now Even More Powerful: Our Hero Helen Clark

Helen Clark, born in 1950, served as New Zealand’s prime minister from 1999 to 2008. She was the first woman…

11 years ago

Karen Agustiawan – Confirmed for Second Term at Pertamina

Karen Agustiawan had her tenure as CEO of PT Pertamina (the Indonesian state owned oil company) extended for a further…

11 years ago

Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Group: China, Brazil – Two Tales of a Growth Slowdown

China and Brazil are both facing a growth slowdown, as compared to the period prior to the global financial crisis.…

11 years ago

IMF: Sri Lanka Has the Potential

On July 9, Anoop Singh, Director of the IMF’s Asia Pacific Department, delivered the keynote speech at the inauguration of…

11 years ago