The British lender Barclays as a part of its focus on corporate banking has appointed Alexander Harrison as the new head of business across Asia, including India.

The bank is planning to increase its revenues significantly with its corporate banking hubs in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, and Japan.

Harrison will be designated as a Managing Director and will be relocated from Dubai to Singapore.

The bank said in a statement that it has also set up specific India, China and Japan desks at the headquarters in England and a China desk in Africa, to better facilitate trade between EMEA and the Asia Pacific region.

Read stocks to buy today