Katrina Bianca Cuaresma is a correspondent at DealStreetAsia, covering deals, M&A, and investment trends in Southeast Asia. Based in Manila, she is an analytical journalist with a deep interest in storytelling and data-driven reporting.

She began her career in 2013 at BusinessMirror, one of the Philippines’ leading business newspapers, where she covered banking and finance for nine years and received national awards for her reporting. In 2022, she joined The Ken as a Southeast Asia reporter, specializing in finance and ‘new economy’ developments. There, she honed her expertise in analytical, investigative, and long-form journalism.

Now at DealstreetAsia, she continues to track how money moves across the region—through investments, capital flows, and market shifts—while furthering her knowledge in data and ASEAN affairs