Singapore's ST Telemedia Global Data Centres has 2.3GW of design capacity across 12 markets in Asia Pacific, the UK and Europe; it is the largest ever data centre deal in SEA.

The buoyancy in the sector is being driven by multiple factors, including regulatory shifts, policy support, and debt capital market activity in the city.

Hong Kong payment platform Wonder has raised $12m in venture debt from HSBC Innovation Banking to accelerate its regional expansion.

The global law firm has promoted regional managing partner William Liu to drive regional strategy as it marks 50 years in the region.

Kevin Warsh, the youngest-ever Federal Reserve governor, needs to be approved by the Senate committee on banking.

The UK pharmaceutical giant has announced a landmark $15bn China investment during the UK prime minister’s visit, marking its largest expansion yet to boost manufacturing, R&D and biotech collaboration.

Xu Qing, who has been at the bank for over a decade, will oversee all credit and risk functions in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan.

The HSBC AI Markets platform, which provides proprietary natural language processing and advanced analytics, is helping clients from corporates to financial institutions to investors drive better, faster and more informed decision-making, explains HSBC’s Rahul Badhwar.

India and the EU have signed a free trade agreement after years of negotiating; over 90% of goods are set to move tariff free.

Chinese transactions are benefitting from a booming IPO market in Hong Kong, which is driving Asia growth from a low base.