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Private equity turns to family firms
Business, Jesus Alcocer, Published on 08/01/2018
» Private equity firms are betting that family-owned businesses are a profitable though overlooked way to gain a foothold in developing markets.
Real estate blues
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/01/2018
» Real estate, the second largest employer in the Indian economy, has been hit badly by reforms including demonetisation, the crackdown on "black money", tax changes and new consumer-friendly regulations intended to hold developers more accountable.
Indian resistance could spell trouble for RCEP
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 08/01/2018
» India is moving closer to rejecting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), with a top government official declaring that the proposed 16-country agreement does not fit with the government's "Make in India" campaign.
BAAC woos farmers to use mobile
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/01/2018
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) aims for at least 500,000 farmers to use its mobile banking services this year.
New cars for Thailand in 2018
Richard Leu, Published on 08/01/2018
» More and more SUVs are coming this year ranging from a budget-priced seven-seater up to a super exotica.
Central Group expects online surge through JD pact
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/01/2018
» The company with the biggest grip on the brick-and-mortar retail market is expecting a partnership with China’s JD.com Inc to help it do the same in online sales.
Vendors to protest for border fee reductions in Poipet
Khmer Times, Published on 08/01/2018
» The Cambodia Economy Reinforced Association has submitted a letter to Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities asking permission to hold a massive demonstration for four days to demand a reduction in the price of crossing the Thai border.
Cryptocurrency may be 'channelled to N.Korea'
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» SEOUL: A cybersecurity company said it has found software that appears to install code for mining cryptocurrency and sends any mined coins to a server at a North Korean university, the latest sign that North Korea may be searching for new ways to infuse its economy with cash.
US orders 200,000 'special protection' Salvadorans to leave
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is ending special protections for Salvadoran immigrants, forcing nearly 200,000 to leave the country or face deportation, officials said Monday.
US embassies to press arms sales
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is nearing completion of a new "Buy American" plan that calls for US military attaches and diplomats to help drum up billions of dollars more in business overseas for the American weapons industry, going beyond the assistance they currently provide, US officials said.