Indonesia is the world’s most populous Islamic nation with over 230m people who adhere to the Muslim faith. That alone would seem to make it an ideal market for Islamic banking products that comply with Islam’s Sharia law (see box “Growing…

It is hard to build a leasing business in a country where people don’t like leasing: but that is exactly what Thai ORIX Leasing, ORIX Group’s subsidiary in Thailand, has done – and very successfully too.

For an asset manager with a long history and established traditions, Robeco has a very modern mission: not only to produce above-market financial returns but also to help tackle global issues.

Here are three interesting facts about Japan: First, it has one of the largest number of publicly listed companies in the world; at over 3,700 in 2020 only India, the US, China and Canada have more, according to World Bank figures. Second,…

Creating world-changing innovative technologies is not the prerogative of large corporations. It does not depend on a company’s scale—in Japan, small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups often play a role.

It is not only large corporations that create world-changing innovative technologies. Around Japan there are many SMEs and start-ups that are pushing the boundaries of innovation, and which ORIX supports through its corporate financial ser…

The recent advances in information technology have driven major progress in technologies such as AI and IoT, and the world is changing at an unprecedented pace. The accelerating speed of change in the business environment is causing busine…

Looking at the photos below, you might not think the terrace with a gorgeous view and a spacious café space could be part of a logistics facility…