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Infrastructure ambitions require the financing to match
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 14/08/2017
» The 10 members of Asean should keep their promise to make infrastructure investments worth US$700 billion with the Asean-5 (Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia) at the forefront of the drive, say senior bankers at HSBC.
Borderless business
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/01/2017
» The rapid growth of the middle class and high internet usage are attracting world giants such as Amazon and Alibaba to the latest e-commerce frontier of Southeast Asia.
Asean infrastructure more than just roads, rails and ports
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 31/10/2016
» Investment in soft infrastructure is as important as investment in hard infrastructure as the Asean Economic Community (AEC) pushes for inclusive economic growth by improving the region's infrastructure as a whole, says Indonesia's investment chief.
Thai-Malaysian border trade ready to move to the next level
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/10/2016
» Border trade between Thailand and Malaysia remains robust but more work needs to be done to reduce non-tariff barriers and improve infrastructure links to make the process smoother, experts from both sides agree.
Skill shortage
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 03/10/2016
» The shortage of skilled labour and skills gaps have plagued Southeast Asian nations for many years, preventing economies from reaching their full potential. Greater labour mobility under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) was supposed to be the solution but little progress has been made so far.