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Myanmar continues capital-market projects despite virus
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/07/2020
» Foreign investment in Myanmar’s fledging capital markets should increase quickly after the pandemic subsides, as the country pushes ahead with new trading platforms for stocks and bonds, according a Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar official.
Vietnam’s economy unexpectedly expands amid pandemic
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/06/2020
» Vietnam’s economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter, though at the slowest pace in at least a decade, as exports slumped because of the coronavirus pandemic.
SE Asian currencies jump in June, peso leads
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2020
» June is shaping up to be a good month for Southeast Asia’s currencies, with every one gaining.
Myanmar expects worst of Covid’s economic impact from Sept
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/06/2020
» Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the most severe economic impact from the novel coronavirus outbreak is expected in the final four months of this year.
Singapore employment fell by record 25,600 in Q1
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/06/2020
» Total employment in Singapore, excluding foreign domestic workers, fell by a record 25,600 in the first quarter, according to revised data published by the Ministry of Manpower.
Thailand says China, Japan keen on travel bubbles
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/06/2020
» Thailand said a number of countries, including China and Japan, are interested in discussions about travel bubbles, as the nation considers protocols for the eventual return of foreign tourists.
Emerging-market rally seen as unstoppable
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/06/2020
» There’s so much positive momentum in risk assets, it’s difficult to see what could stand in the way of the emerging-market rally, at least in the coming days.
Thailand returns to roots as food exports soar
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/06/2020
» Thailand is returning to its economic roots as a food producer, with overseas demand for rice, seafood, fruit and other edibles bolstering exports even as the Covid-19 pandemic dents production and shipments of manufactured goods.
Emerging markets stumble as US-China tensions return
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2020
» Just as early bets on an emerging-market recovery start fuelling appetite for stocks and currencies, an old bugbear is reappearing to haunt investors: US-China tensions.
China hones new plan to overtake the US in tech
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/05/2020
» Beijing is accelerating its bid for global leadership in key technologies, planning to pump more than a trillion dollars into the economy through the rollout of everything from wireless networks to artificial intelligence.