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    Myanmar business mood darkens amid Rakhine outrage

    Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 24/09/2018

    » Myanmar is stepping up efforts to attract foreign investment and spur economic development. A diplomatic offensive to improve the country's tarnished international image is part of the campaign, but western companies are not being swayed.

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    Myanamar reforms gather pace

    Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 09/04/2018

    » Myanmar has reached a critical crossroads with the start of a new financial year as the National League for Democracy (NLD) government enters its third year in office. But concrete plans for accelerated economic and political reform are in the pipeline. They mark a return to the NLD's traditional, populist principles, stressing land rights and economic fairness but with an emphasis on economic liberalisation.

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    Halal everywhere

    Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 18/06/2018

    » As Muslim consumers in Indonesia are growing more halal-conscious, demand for halal certification has expanded from food and beverages and financial services to non-food consumer goods.

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    Asian stocks mostly up

    Published on 12/11/2014

    » HONG KONG — Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday as Tokyo extended a rally after the dollar broke 116 yen for the first time in seven years, while speculation swirls that Japan may put off another unpopular sales tax hike.

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    Set recovers from manic monday with help from FED

    Business, Published on 22/12/2014

    » Recap: Global stock markets were jolted by further slide in oil prices early last week, but the US Federal Reserve's assurances on Wednesday that it would be "patient" about raising interest rates revived sentiment. The Thai stock market was also rattled further by an unspecified rumour that sent the SET index plunging 9.2% at one point on Monday — the biggest intraday fall since October 2008 — before bargain-hunting narrowed the loss. The SET said it found no irregularities in the slide, putting it down to panic selling.

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