Dr. Sarath Amunugama, Sri Lanka's minister for public administration and home affairs, deputy minister of finance, explains his upbeat view of Sri Lanka to CNBC's Martin Soong, Maria Bartiromo and Sri Jegarajah.

Latest data shows Japan's economy is still mired in deflation. Simon Wong, regional economist at Standard Chartered Bank tells guest host Arjuna Mahendran, HSBC Private Bank that he expects to see continued downward pressure on prices. He speaks to CNBC's Martin Soong & Adam Bakhtiar.

Dubai's debt problems are merely "a blip", says Arjuna Mahendran, managing director and head of investment strategy Asia at HSBC Private Bank. He shares his outlook, with CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

It was the failure of Western governments to respond adequately to China's emergence that led to the financial crisis, says Giles Chance, visiting professor at the Guanghua Business School at Peking University & author of "China and the Credit Crisis". He explains more, to CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

China Minsheng Bank debuts Thursday as mainland banks look to shore up their capital ratios. It raised $3.86 billion in the HK offer, saying the funds will boost its capital adequacy ratios to 11.2%. CNBC's Emily Chan takes a look at this new listing.