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In a stormy quarter, baht shines as rate rise beckons
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/09/2018
» The baht has been a standout performer in what’s been another tough quarter for many emerging currencies. Along with an outsize current-account surplus, the country is luring investors thanks to prospects for the first interest-rate hike since 2011.
Bank of Thailand chief strikes hawkish tone
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/08/2018
» The central bank governor struck a hawkish tone after robust economic growth data on Monday, saying officials are waiting for the right time to consider what would be the first interest-rate hike since 2011.
What Malaysia's vote result means for economy, markets
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2018
» SINGAPORE: Investors are grappling with Mahathir Mohamad’s surprise election victory in Malaysia’s election. Here’s a look at what it means for the outlook for economic policy and markets.
B100bn future fund delayed by spat over costs
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/02/2018
» The planned 100-billion-baht infrastructure fund is embroiled in a court dispute over costs, threatening to further delay its listing.
Thai investments flow into Myanmar despite refugee flood
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/11/2017
» As the US and Europe grow increasingly outraged over the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar, Asian businesses are continuing to invest.
Energy mogul becomes billionaire as IPOs revive
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/11/2017
» A well-timed decision more than a decade ago to abandon coal in time for the natural-gas boom is poised to make Sarath Ratanavadi the country’s newest billionaire.
China's Communist Party elevates Xi to Mao-like status
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/10/2017
» BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party approved a revised charter that enshrined President Xi Jinping’s name under its guiding principles, elevating him to a status that eluded his two immediate predecessors.
Xi imagines China in 2050: highlights from 3-hour speech
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/10/2017
» BEIJING: President Xi Jinping laid out a sweeping vision to transform China by 2050 at a twice-a-decade party gathering on Wednesday in Beijing.
Vietnam growth surges to above 7% as exports climb
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2017
» HANOI: Vietnam’s growth accelerated in the third quarter to more than 7%, with the economy on track to remain among the world’s fastest.
As sperm counts drop in China, fertility business booms
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/07/2017
» BEIJING -- On a recent afternoon, a visitor from northern China took a smoke break outside the Beijing Perfect Family Hospital. Cigarettes were one reason he had come to the capital: he reckons his nicotine habit played a part in damaging his fertility.