Rico Hizon is the presenter of the daily business and finance programme, Asia Business Report, and anchors one edition of World Business Report live from Singapore Monday to Friday.

Produced in Singapore, Asia Business Report offers viewers the latest economic and market news from the Asia-Pacific region, with in-depth analysis of the latest trends from the movers and shakers in the business world.

Rico also reports on the latest business and financial issues impacting the region. His latest reports have taken him to Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines.

Rico joined BBC World News in 2002 after eight years with the financial and business news network CNBC Asia. He was based in Hong Kong and Singapore, where he was the main anchor of the morning edition of CNBC Today, Squawk Box, Market Watch and Power Lunch.

Before working at CNBC Asia, Rico was an anchor and business reporter at the Manila-based GMA-7 network, responsible for covering capital markets, banking and finance, real estate, investment and corporate developments. He anchored the daily business programme, Business Today, GMA News Live and Stock Market Live from the trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Rico was recently honoured with the prestigious "The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) for Broadcast Journalism" award in the Philippines and has close to 20 years of regional journalism experience.

Before entering the broadcast industry, he was a lecturer in one of the country's top schools, De La Salle University, where he also finished a degree in Broadcast Journalism.