Bloomberg Philippine central bank Governor Benjamin Diokno said it would be better to cut interest rates sooner than later, a signal that policy makers will likely lower borrowing costs on Thursday. Since monetary policy works with a lag and the central bank is mindful of risks to global growth from the coronavirus outbreak, it’s preferable to act the “sooner the …

Bloomberg Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd plans to stop financing Indian infrastructure projects after three decades in the business, as a slowing economy and crisis in the shadow bank sector dries up funding lines. The International Finance Corp-backed firm will instead focus solely on financing purchases and leasing of equipment, Vice Chairman Sunil Kanoria said in an interview in his Kolkata …

Bloomberg Yes Bank Ltd has picked Cantor Fitzgerald LP, IDFC Securities Ltd and Ambit Pvt to help the Indian lender raise as much as $2 billion for bolstering capital buffers, people with knowledge of the matter said. Yes Bank, staggering under the weight of soured loans, has been plagued by worries about its asset quality and uncertainty about efforts to …