Thiam Hee Ng

Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Div, South Asia Department, ADB

Thiam Hee does research on economics and regional cooperation issues in Southeast Asia. Previously, he worked on strategic planning, financial integration, macroeconomic surveillance, and early warning systems. He also managed the Asian Bonds Online web portal and the Asia Bond Monitor, a quarterly report on local currency bond market developments in Asia. Prior to joining ADB, he worked for UNIDO and the Central Bank of Malaysia.

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Sukuk: A Key to Building Asia’s Critical Infrastructure

The global market for sukuk – or Islamic debt securities – has soared from a tiny US$15 billion in 2001 to US$281 billion in 2013. Helping issuers tap the large pool of funds seeking shari’ah-compliant investments would help lower the cost of financing infrastructure, while the innovative profit-sharing structures of some sukuk could also lower the risk of financing such projects.

Thiam Hee Ng

What to Look Out for in Asian Bond Markets in 2014

2014 is shaping up to be another challenging year for bond markets in Asia after a see-saw 2013 which saw prices rise at the start of the year, and then fall back on news that the US Federal Reserve plans to reduce or ‘taper’ its quantitative easing operations.   

Thiam Hee Ng