ASIA-PACIFIC

THE FINANCIAL HUB RACE

Vietnam pitches its real economy, not a Singapore replica, in two-city IFC push

2026-08-27T23:00:00.000Z
From Labuan to the purpose-built Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has deployed special rules, incentives and infrastructure to attract global financial activity.
THE FINANCIAL HUB RACE

Malaysia’s strongest card in multi-hub push could be Islamic finance

2026-08-26T23:00:00.000Z
The move comes as Indonesia seeks to strengthen its investment proposition and attract more foreign capital.

Indonesia offers sweeping tax breaks under new financial-centre law

2026-07-21T11:49:17.000Z
The transfer of business that Brexit undeniably triggered never created a new European centre of gravity.

Despite Brexit, London hasn’t lost its lustre as Europe’s financial hub

2026-07-10T03:31:05.000Z
Even though weekdays may appear quiet, with only a handful of customers in the shops, crowds throng Orchard Road on Saturdays and Sundays.
THINKING ALOUD

The future of Orchard Road rests on having a cohesive vision

2026-06-17T23:15:00.000Z
Dubai has assembled a powerful formula for attracting wealth, but the ongoing Gulf conflict has put geopolitical risk back at the centre of investors' minds.
THE BROAD VIEW

As war unsettles the Gulf, wealthy families reassess where to place capital and relocate

2026-04-24T07:41:20.000Z
The Saigon Marina International Financial Centre (IFC) Tower is billed as the first anchor project in Vietnam's IFC zone.
INSIDE ASEAN

Beyond manufacturing: Vietnam’s ‘Doi Moi 2.0’ opens up new investment options and challenges

2026-04-16T03:00:00.000Z
Switzerland has held its ground as the world’s pre-eminent haven despite years of predictions that the erosion of bank secrecy and international pressure on offshore finance would diminish its status.
THE BROAD VIEW

Asia’s wealthy turn to Switzerland to park assets

2026-01-02T07:00:00.000Z
Vietnam has established the VIFC’s governing council, as well as separate executive bodies in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.

Vietnam puts 1,200-hectare, two-city International Financial Centre into operation

2025-12-23T10:43:32.000Z