BMO Global Asset Management and Aviva are among six financial institutions seeking to win ESG concessions from companies they back

Region’s GDP outlook downgraded by 2pps. Myanmar worst affected, as new strain exacerbates damage done to economy by military coup and protests that followed

Hong Kong and Shanghai markets were down, but Tokyo and Mumbai were both up, with Indian stocks passing the 60,000 mark for the first time

Evergrande crisis adds to weakness in exchange rates as dollar rises to its strongest level in a month

Canberra has warned Beijing that it needs to reopen dialogue between the two countries and resolve their ongoing trade disputes if it’s to be welcomed into the CPTPP

Japanese leaders say trade group would need to assess if China can meet its 'extremely high standards', while China's state media claims the move would put 'overwhelming pressure' on the US to rejoin the trade pact

Asia will transition from lockdowns to living with the pandemic by year-end, and by the end of 2022 will be a growth outperformer, Morgan Stanley says

Chinese expansion drives regional investment into real assets but new Covid variant and Beijing's strong-arm measures cloud future prospects, Morgan Stanley report says

Pandemic-related supply disruptions and falling consumption also hit the region’s export giants Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

  (AF) The US-based private equity group Carlyle has offered $3 billion (Rs.225bn) to acquire Hexaware Technologies from its PE...

ADB and governments plan public-private buyout of coal plants. Plants to be shut over 15 years to allow switch to renewables, new jobs

• Growth estimate for East Asia and Pacific (ex-China) cut to 4% this year; • China likely to grow at...