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More than a niche
Asia focus, Published on 25/07/2013
» While some business segments are just beginning to understand and tap the potential of the LGBT community, the gay travel market is already well established, generating an estimated $65 billion in Europe and $64 billion in the United States last year, according to the Gay European Tourism Association.
Chasing the Pink Dollar
Asia focus, Published on 25/07/2013
» As investors across the region look for niche markets to tap, one group famed for its high-spending lifestyle is attracting more entrepreneurs of all sizes throughout Asia including Thailand.
Asean’s bold new agenda
Asia focus, Published on 15/07/2013
» Asean members need to move beyond their focus on the “centrality” of the 10-country alliance and assert themselves more on the world stage if the region wants to remain relevant in the future, says Indonesia’s foreign minister.
Vibrant Asian economies keep M&A trend healthy
Asia focus, Published on 08/07/2013
» Asia Pacific is becoming a hotbed for mergers and acquisitions as well as investment because of its vibrant growth, while at the same time some of the region’s larger countries are opening up more to foreign investment.
Social and cultural links need strengthening in Asean, say students
Asia focus, Published on 01/07/2013
» Continuing business integration in Asean needs to be complemented by more work to promote social and cultural integration among the region’s people, say student leaders.
Materials consumption surge reflects Asian economic shift
Asia focus, Published on 01/07/2013
» The robust growth of Asia over the past decade or so has helped the region to become one of the biggest consumers of material goods as countries transform themselves from agrarian societies into industrialised nations.
Asian business sentiment up for third straight quarter
Asia focus, Published on 01/07/2013
» Optimism about business activity in Asia has increased for the third quarter in a row, according to the Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey.
Wealth report shows East-West contrast in how money is made
Asia focus, Published on 17/06/2013
» Growing economies lead to growing wealth, or at least it should be that way. To ensure this, generated wealth needs to be managed properly, which is getting more and more difficult due to increasing complexity in the world market for wealth management.
Liberating the remittance economy
Asia focus, Published on 27/05/2013
» The image of the Philippine housekeeper living and working far from her beloved family is a clich? long associated with the world of migrant labour. And while it’s true that remittances play a big role in the Philippine economy, the sums pale in comparison to those that flow back to some other countries.
Higher Asian defence spending bucks downward global trend
Asia focus, Published on 13/05/2013
» Although Asia today is the centre of attraction for its economic growth, longstanding conflicts that threaten to escalate are prompting some newly rich countries to splurge on defence spending on a scale that used to be associated only with Western powers.