Citibank forecasts boost in investment activityBy Crystal Hsu / Staff reporterCitibank expects investment activity across the Asia-Pacific region to strengthen further this year, supported by resilient equity markets, accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) investment and rising cross-border capital flows, the global bank’s senior executives said yesterday. Kenneth Chow, Citi cohead of Asia equity capital markets, told an online news conference that investor sentiment has turned more forward-looking after a strong rally in regional equities. From left, Citibank executives Ling Zhang, Vikram Chavali, Jan Metzger, Ho-Yin Lee and Kenneth Chow attend the Investment Banking 2026 Outlook event yesterday. Citi has raised more than US$30 billion for Taiwanese clients since 2020 from global capital markets to support their growth. Jan Metzger, Citi’s head of Asia-Pacific banking, capital markets and advisory, said that overall deal activity has rebounded sharply.

Source: Taipei Times February 03, 2026 17:17 UTC