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East & Partners

Sector: Regulatory & Government

(Vietnam) A Vietnamese banker has been executed by firing squad for his role in fraudulently obtaining government loans worth US$200...

(Japan) Japan’s Financial Services Agency is still deciding whether to make banks undergo operational changes aimed at improving their earnings.Mizuho...

(Thailand) Making the most of favourable market conditions, the Thai government has dusted off long-postponed plans to sell stakes in...

(China – Hong Kong) The landmark free trade agreement struck between Hong Kong and China last week could open the...

(China) Almost half of China’s 30,000 property development companies could suffer severe cash shortages if China’s commercial banks adhere to...

(China) – Dutch banking giant ING will plough US$100 million into China’s domestic stock markets if given the go-ahead from...

(Australia) – In a week that has seen stockbroker Rene Rivkin begin nine months of periodic detention for insider trading,...

(China) – In a move expected to pave the way for similar ventures, investment giant Goldman Sachs has reached an...

(Vietnam) – The Vietnamese Government has continued its recapitalisation of the country’s banks by injecting 1.9 trillion dong (US$123 million)...

(Australia) – With interest rates currently sitting at zero, Japanese banks are so wealthy that they could “buy Australia tomorrow...