Indonesia: Indonesia-Malaysia banking deal Wednesday, 3 August 2016 – Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to give their banks greater access to each other?s markets, part of wider integration efforts among South-East Asian economies. The move would link the two largest Islamic banking sectors in the region, and give Malaysian banks a potential lead in accessing […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Malaysia, Indonesia aim to double trade value Tuesday, 2 August 2016 – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Bin Haji Tun Abdul Razak has said he wants to double trade with Indonesia to US$30 billion in the coming years. Last year, trade between the two countries was valued at $16.6 billion. As of April this year, […]
Read MoreThailand: Thai transport quotas to rise Wednesday, 20 July 2016 – Cambodia and five other countries that share the Mekong River have agreed to open their borders to more commercial truck and tourist bus traffic as part of a transnational agreement aimed at promoting regional logistics and tourism, a senior transport official said yesterday. Transport […]
Read MoreThailand: Thailand considers buying more power from Laos Tuesday, 19 July 2016 – Thailand may buy 9,000 megawatts of electricity from Laos this year to ensure sufficient supply to meet rising demand, says a senior official at the Energy Ministry. That is nearly 30% higher than the 7,000MW Thailand currently buys annually from Laos, according […]
Read MoreSingapore: Singapore banks’ concerns grow about oil and gas sector exposure Thursday, 28 July 2016 – Two of Singapore’s top banks flagged mounting concerns about loans to the oil and gas sector, on the same day that a prominent local oilfield services firm announced it was winding up, under the weight of crushing debt. The […]
Read MoreMyanmar: Myanmar turns to timber exports to save forests Monday, 04 July 2016 – Long a timber-producing and exporting country, Myanmar will start importing wood to protect its forests while allowing local timber companies to continue operating, the government has decided. U Kyaw Zaw, director of the office of the minister for natural resources and […]
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