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    Foreign stock investors love Philippines

    Published on 13/04/2015

    » MANILA — Net foreign purchases of Philippine shares jumped to US$1.1 billion in January-to-March, the highest for any quarter in almost three years and more than twice the net volume of funds flowing into Southeast Asia's biggest economy Indonesia.

  • WORLD

    Dhanin seeks China acquisitions

    Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2013

    » Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, who bought a $9.4 billion stake in Ping An Insurance Co from HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) in February, said he is seeking more acquisitions to tap growth in China.

  • WORLD

    Malaysia cuts GDP forecast

    Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2013

    » KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia slashed its growth forecast Wednesday, highlighting challenges facing Asian economies as China slows and investors anticipate a scaling back of extraordinary monetary stimulus in the United States.

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    E-transition will take some time in Thailand

    Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/11/2017

    » Thailand continues to lay the foundations for a digital economy and is gradually nudging the country in the direction of a cashless society. The centrepiece of the government effort is PromptPay, an electronic money transfer service that links an ID card or mobile number with a bank account and now has more than 32 million registrations.

  • WORLD

    Cambodia calling

    Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/09/2015

    » As Thai companies start to see their sales tapering off amid slow domestic consumption, some are reaping the benefits of earlier decisions to enter markets where the risks at times have spooked other investors aware of their chequered history.

  • WORLD

    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.

  • WORLD

    Korean businesses tune in to Asean opportunities

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/07/2016

    » Amid growing awareness about the Asean Economic Community (AEC), member states are being encouraged to further strengthen their integration to draw interest from Korean companies that are exploring more opportunities in the region.

  • WORLD

    Oil and global factors dent Asean business optimism

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/02/2015

    » Business confidence in Asean plunged to a three-year low in the last quarter of 2014 and the outlook remains volatile for this year as prevailing global uncertainties have dampened growth prospects, says the London-based consultancy Grant Thornton.

  • WORLD

    Hoi An wants Thai experts

    News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 12/02/2017

    » As Vietnam plans to turn tourism into a key economic sector this year, the Unesco World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An needs more Thai investors and experts in hotel management to help provincial authorities develop its tourism sector, the town's deputy governor said.

  • WORLD

    Italy tests lockdown; global cases near 110,000: Virus update

    Published on 09/03/2020

    » Italy started its first working day after a government decree sought to curb movement within the country’s financial hub. Germany plans to boost investment to help its economy and the Trump administration is drafting measures to blunt the economic fallout from the outbreak.

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