Asia: Finance and Banking

As tariffs reshape global manufacturing, China+1 strategies will dominate lending decisions for years to come. When manufacturers seek funding for second sites to diversify away from China, lenders face a critical question: are they backing genuine resilience or underwriting a fragile stopgap that could strain balance sheets and create nasty surprises for those committing capital?

Under Regulations 44(1) and 59C of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, a public issue may be opened within twelve months and eighteen months respectively from the date of issuance of SEBI observations. SEBI received representations from the industry body highlighting difficulties faced by issuers in mobilizing resources and accessing capital markets due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East

The Reserve Bank of India has introduced a dedicated regulatory framework for resolving loan accounts of borrowers affected by natural calamities and certain external disruptions.

GRATA International experts from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have contributed to the Global Project Finance Guide 2026...

India's roads literally keep the nation moving — but what keeps them moving? In this episode of the IndiaLaw LLP Podcast, host Shreya Kabra sits down with Ms. Uditi Singh...

Rebalancing Portfolios: Take advantage of the regulatory incentives by diverting to the increased allocation of the instruments of the sovereign debt.

The Maples Insights: Hong Kong Investment Funds Forum 2026, held on 7 May, convened over 300 leading fund managers...

Sophisticated investors investing in India are no longer required to settle for the fund. Increasingly, they want the deal, i.e., the specific, high-conviction opportunity sitting inside the fund’s portfolio.

Lenders with manufacturing exposure in Asia face mounting risks as factory-level economics deteriorate beneath seemingly stable revenue figures. While official metrics show contraction and falling shipments, the most dangerous exposures are manufacturers that appear healthy on paper but operate on shrinking margins, weakened pricing power, and fragile trade finance structures.

In this episode of Deal Talk, partners Kam Jamshidi and Andrew Bradley explore the opportunities for M&A in the Australian financial services sector.

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in Dineshchand Surana v UCO Bank, 2026 INSC 579 acting through a Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K.V. Viswanathan, examined the interplay between the moratorium provisions under Part III of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and proceedings for dishonour of cheque under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

On 28 May 2026, the Treasury published stage 1 of its long-awaited package of laws and consultations to designate, implement and operationalise the Scams Prevention Framework (SPF).