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50 costliest places for expats to live, work
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/06/2022
» Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive place for employees sent abroad to work, according to a new study comparing the prices of 200 goods and products in more than 400 cities.
European gas rises further, escalating energy war
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/06/2022
» Natural gas prices in Europe jumped after Russia stepped up an energy war by cutting supplies through the largest link to the continent to less than half of its usual volumes.
Govt at odds with Bank of Thailand over raising rates
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/06/2022
» Government leaders are publicly making a case for keeping interest rates lower for longer, a call that is putting them at odds with the nation’s monetary policy makers who are keen to raise borrowing costs sooner to keep inflation from overheating.
Shopee owner Sea Ltd cuts jobs in shopping, food
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/06/2022
» Sea Ltd is making its first major job cuts in areas spanning shopping and food, joining other tech firms downsizing this year in anticipation of unprecedented market and economic volatility.
Charting the global economy: Central banks step up tightening
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/06/2022
» More central banks around the world are unleashing a greater amount of policy firepower as they seek to combat unrelenting inflationary pressures.
Charoen’s TCC seeks loan for Frasers Hospitality Trust privatisation
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/06/2022
» Billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s TCC Group is seeking a S$500 million (1.25 billion baht) loan to take Singapore-listed Frasers Hospitality Trust private, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Thailand may join with Vietnam to control rice trade
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/05/2022
» Thailand and Vietnam should jointly raise rice prices to boost their bargaining power in the global market, according to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a move that threatens higher food costs for consumers worldwide.
Food crisis can be contained if Asia remembers not to panic: expert
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/05/2022
» The world’s food problem is already severe as prices jump and protectionism flares, but a food security expert says there is a good chance governments can stop it from getting way worse if they heed a lesson from the crisis in 2008: do not panic.
Philippines raises rate for first time since 2018
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/05/2022
» The Philippine central bank raised its key interest rate for the first time since 2018 to combat Southeast Asia’s second-fastest inflation.
Sunken cruise empire tycoon to launch new Singapore-Thailand line
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/05/2022
» Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay is launching another cruise line in Singapore - with hopes to run cruises to Thailand from September - months after his Hong Kong-based cruise empire imploded.