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Doing business a mixed prospect across Asia
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 07/11/2016
» Brunei and Indonesia are among the most improved Asian economies for ease of doing business while Singapore has been replaced by New Zealand in first place overall, according to an influential World Bank report.
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Woodside powers up
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 05/12/2016
» Myanmar is the centre of attention for Woodside Energy following the Australian company's discovery of gas off the coast of Rakhine state last year. It is now preparing to invest around 25-30% of its exploration budget in Southeast Asia to help realise the potential of the region.
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The EV Era
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/01/2017
» Some people might still consider electric vehicles (EV) a novelty or a rich man's toy, and others including Donald Trump might believe that talk of climate change is alarmist, so they don't see reducing the environmental impact of fossil-fuel cars as a priority.
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Game on in Asean
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/02/2017
» Asean governments, especially in Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, are providing significant support to game designers, aiming to attract talent to develop an industry that is booming alongside demand for mobile games in China.
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Time to end the taxi-app flap
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/03/2017
» The decision by transport authorities in Thailand to crack down on online ride-hailing services, specifically Uber and Grab, is the clearest example yet of the administration's lack of understanding of digital transformation.
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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.
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Escape from poverty
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/09/2017
» It was a cold winter night when Ji Seong-ho lost both of his left limbs. He was trying to jump onto a moving freight train to steal coal being transported from North Korea to China. He slipped on the snow and tumbled under the wheels of the carriage.
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Mission from Moscow
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/04/2018
» As China continues to expand its influence in Asia, and at a time when some are questioning the continuing commitment of the United States, Russia is quietly building up its presence in the region.
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ADB feels out EEC investment
Business, Erich Parpart, Published on 05/05/2018
» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is still looking broadly into investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and remains open in terms of infrastructure project financing.
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Quiet tiger
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 21/05/2018
» Mention Asian tiger economies and Bangladesh is probably the last place that comes to mind. But the World Economic Forum (WEF) this year conferred the designation on the South Asian country, alongside the likes of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan, citing its impressive growth in the past decade.
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