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Malaysia shines as foreign investors return, as Thailand stumbles
Reuters, Published on 22/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - Malaysia is fast becoming a haven in Southeast Asia and foreign investors are returning to a long-overlooked market as a confluence of improving growth, stable government and rising currency sets it apart among peers grappling with political flux.
Thai stocks flounder in absence of China spark
Reuters, Published on 16/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: Thailand's stock market has become the symbol of investor disenchantment with China's economic reopening, going from market darling in January to Asia's second-worst performing market by June, with little sign of a turnaround.
Geely in early talks to enter Thailand EV market
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2023
» Major Chinese automaker Geely is in the early stages of planning an entry to Thailand's electric vehicle (EV) market, including weighing models for import and local manufacturing, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
Bond markets buckle
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2020
» TOKYO/SYDNEY: Bond prices gyrated on Thursday with desperate investors dumping government bonds and hoarding cash in markets gripped by pandemic fears that have forced central banks to step up support for debt.
Minutes confirm BoT preparing to intervene
Reuters, Published on 10/07/2019
» The Bank of Thailand is preparing measures to control short-term capital inflows, while continuing to relax restrictions on outflows to cope with the strong baht, according to minutes of a policy meeting last month.
CP Foods to buy Canadian pork producer HyLife for B11.9 bn
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2019
» Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), Thailand's largest agriculture conglomerate, said on Monday it would acquire Canadian pork producer HyLife Investments for C$498 million (11.9 billion baht) to expand its North American business.
US fund Castlelake to buy AirAsia planes for US$768m
Reuters, Published on 24/12/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Berhad will sell a portfolio of 25 planes to US private investment firm Castlelake LP for US$768 million, it said on Monday.
Indonesia slaps tariffs on consumer goods as rupiah slides
Reuters, Published on 14/08/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's finance minister said on Tuesday the government was prepared to take "strict corrective" measures to control swelling imports as policymakers scrambled to contain a slide in the rupiah currency.
Singapore's Temasek reports record portfolio
Reuters, Published on 10/07/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings reported a 12% rise in the value of its portfolio to a record S$308 billion (7.52 trillion baht) last year, powered by a strong performance in its mainstay domestic firms and shares of Chinese banks.
AirAsia in talks to set up Myanmar airline
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2018
» HONG KONG: Tony Fernandes' AirAsia Bhd is in talks with a potential partner to open an airline serving Myanmar, in a move that would help the low-cost carrier cover up to 95% of the Southeast Asian travel market.