Asian Development Bank headquarters in Manila: The lender forecasts Asia will need $1.7 trillion per year in infrastructure improvements from 2016 to 2030.
Economy

The ADB faces up to new challenges

As the multilateral lender marks 50 years, its skills are more vital than ever

4 May 2017
Takehiko Nakao
Economy

ADB chief sees 'even bigger role' for multilateral lenders

Besides funding infrastructure, tackling climate change is on the agenda

4 May 2017
ADB President Takehiko Nakao, right, and AIIB President Jin Liqun sign a memorandum of understanding in May 2016.
Economy

The case for a truly international Asian infrastructure summit

The region's $26 trillion challenge transcends borders and geopolitics

4 May 2017
Construction line of an elevated train in Bangkok
Economy

ADB to launch infrastructure project referee program

Bank will mediate conflicts between public, private sectors

3 May 2017
Asian Development Bank headquarters in Manila: The lender forecasts Asia will need $1.7 trillion per year in infrastructure improvements from 2016 to 2030.
Economy

The ADB faces up to new challenges

As the multilateral lender marks 50 years, its skills are more vital than ever

3 May 2017
Takehiko Nakao
Economy

ADB chief sees 'even bigger role' for multilateral lenders

Besides funding infrastructure, tackling climate change is on the agenda

3 May 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Economy

Philippines opens wallet wide for public works

Nation's first subway the crown jewel of $70bn-plus push

2 May 2017
The strongest growth in business travel is expected from the Asia-Pacific region, with China leading.
Economy

Asia-Pacific leads global business travel

China tops Asia chart, followed by Myanmar

27 April 2017
The Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai
Economy

The long, frustrating quest for free trade in Asia

A defanged TPP and an undercooked RCEP make for a murky future

27 April 2017
A lone power shovel works at a road construction site in Yakawlang, Afghanistan.
Economy

Think the RCEP is about free trade? Think again

Beijing-led pact is aimed at saving China's own economy via the Belt and Road

27 April 2017
The Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai
Economy

The long and frustrating quest for free trade in Asia

A defanged TPP and an undercooked RCEP make for a murky future

27 April 2017
A lone power shovel works at a road construction site in Yakawlang, Afghanistan.
Economy

Think the RCEP is about free trade? Think again

Beijing-led pact is aimed at saving China's own economy via the Belt and Road

27 April 2017
Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman
Economy

If US won't lead on trade, China will: Ex-US trade rep

Michael Froman urges engagement in Asia-Pacific to counter Beijing's influence

27 April 2017
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sign is pictured outside the Philippine International Convention Centre.
Economy

ASEAN holds pre-summit meetings in Manila

Police, military are on high alert as attendees gather to discuss agenda

26 April 2017
China completed this artificial island in disputed territory in the South China Sea.
Economy

ASEAN easing stance on China's maritime encroachment

Philippines, host of summit this week, among those changing their tune

25 April 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a news conference at Manila's international airport on March 23.
Economy

Duterte aims to transcend tough-guy image with building splurge

Philippine leader rebrands economic policies to win over skeptical public

20 April 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks before the lawmakers during his first State of the Nation Address at the Philippine Congress in Manila in July 2016.
FT Confidential Research

Philippine tax reform compromises may limit infrastructure drive

Legislative spats over tax reforms could also concern credit rating agencies

20 April 2017
Thousands of Indonesians scramble to buy cheap cooking oil from a government agency in Jakarta on Jan. 9, 1998. Rice, sugar, milk, flour and cooking oil all disappeared from the market after the financial crisis broke out.
Economy

Southeast Asia shrugs off the 1997 financial crisis

Economists see a stronger region, but challenges still remain

20 April 2017
GT Capital Holdings acquires another 9.62% of Metropolitan Bank & Trust. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono)
Economy

GT Capital raises stake in Metrobank

Listed Philippine conglomerate's founding family tightens control

18 April 2017
Philippine workers protesting against the new order on short-term work contracts in front of the Department of Labor and Employment.
Economy

Duterte labor reform leaves nobody happy

Employers and unions angry at vague compromise on short-term contracts

16 April 2017
Stream article image
Economy

World Bank boosts 2018 growth outlook for emerging East Asia

Report cites rebounding demand in developed world and infrastructure investment

13 April 2017
A truck driver checks a shipping container at Incheon port in South Korea.
Economy

South Korea's export recovery is on thin ice

Tensions with China, manufacturing slump bode ill for sustained upturn

13 April 2017
Leaders of the ASEAN-Japan Innovation Network launched their alliance in Tokyo on April 7. (Courtesy of JETRO)
Economy

ASEAN and Japan aim to foster startups in Southeast Asia

With venture capital flooding in, opportunities for business growth abound

13 April 2017