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Asian companies must spend more and introduce plans to protect themselves against increasingly active cyber criminals, according to Singapore's former cyber security head.

A return to government investment is expected to prime the pump in the first half of the year; the question is how long Beijing can keep it up.

Urgent action is need in the eurozone, while China “loses out” by not attending the meetings, the IMF head tells reporters in Tokyo ahead of the 2012 IMF-World Bank gathering this week.

The IMF slashes its global growth forecasts, setting a tone for the IMF-World Bank 2012 annual meetings in Tokyo this week.

For further growth, panellists at the Russia and CIS Investment Summit in Hong Kong agree that Russia is serious about privatisation.

Panellists at an AsianInvestor/FinanceAsia conference see rising focus on credit quality and expect more issuers to seek credit ratings before launching offshore RMB bonds.

VTB Capital, the top lead manager of Russian eurobonds and a pioneer in the CNH market, has plans to develop its business model in Asia.

The RMB Rising 2011 conference, arranged by AsianInvestor and FinanceAsia, was held at the Grand Hyatt Singapore on January 25. The half-day seminar attracted more than 100 attendees.

Speakers at the AsianInvestor/FinanceAsia “RMB Rising” conference outline the challenges facing the offshore renminbi bond market and its future prospects.