Barclays Bank is said to be ramping up its financing and trading business targeted at Asian investors. According to sources, the share of the bank's overall revenue from the financing business in Asia has almost doubled in the past year. One source added that the bank's global market revenues, including intermediary business, in the region have doubled since 2019, following a 20% increase in sales and trading staff from that year to December last year. (Global Markets Broadcast)