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Tennis coach embodies rise of emerging market consumer
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2017
» When Samak Srisarakham first came to Bangkok as an 11-year-old with his older brother, he slept in bare-bones communal bedding next to a tennis court. He could barely imagine growing up to a life of fancy restaurants, new clothes and the latest electronics.
Investors bet on Vietnam as valuations top SE Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/12/2016
» HANOI - Vietnam stocks are pricier than their Southeast Asian peers for the first time in two years, and they are about to become more expensive.
Thai bonds win as negative-rate refugees hunt yields
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/02/2016
» Japanese investors fleeing negative bond yields at home boosted Thai debt holdings to a 21-month high, supporting the market as the Southeast Asian nation’s biggest pension fund considers switching to stocks.
BlackRock lured to Asean stocks as rally beats world
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/10/2015
» MANILA — Stocks in Southeast Asia are climbing at the fastest pace in two years relative to global peers as investors from Aberdeen Asset Management Plc to BlackRock Asset Management forage for bargains after a global equity rout slashed valuations.
Philippines misses growth target, revision likely
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2015
» MANILA —Philippine economic growth missed analysts’ estimates last quarter even as state spending increased, with a government official saying the expansion target for this year will likely be cut.
Singapore stocks see biggest drop since October 2011
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2015
» Singapore stocks tumbled, with the benchmark Straits Times Index posting its biggest decline in almost four years amid concerns China’s currency devaluation will hurt bank earnings and slow economic growth.
Baht's tumble to 2009 low ties BoT's hands
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/08/2015
» The baht’s descent to a six-year low as investors flee is making it harder for the Bank of Thailand to revive an economy beset by an El Nino-induced drought.
Vietnam to ease foreign investment limits
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/06/2015
» HANOI — Vietnam will eliminate limits on foreign ownership in many listed companies, a step likely to spur investment inflows and reduce market volatility.
Philippine growth hits 3-year low
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/05/2015
» MANILA — Philippine economic growth slowed to a three-year low last quarter, missing most analyst estimates, as government spending and exports faltered at the start of the year. Stocks fell.
Indonesia lures new factories
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/01/2015
» Indonesia will attract more new factories than any other Southeast Asian nation over the next few years, a survey of 75 manufacturers showed, bolstering President Joko Widodo’s drive to revitalise the economy.