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Thailand: The disappearing hotel

After a full two years of idling rooms, dwindling guest numbers and shrinking services, hotels across Asia are turning on the fairy lights once again. But returning guests gratefully collapsing at the altar of five-star devotion would do well to examine the miracles of 2022 with a healthily jaundiced eye. As with the nouvelle cuisine […]

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Philippines: T-bond yields spike on inflation worries

MANILA, Philippines — Yields for medium-term government bonds have gone above market pricing two days after the elections, with investors wary that inflation will haunt even the next administration. The Bureau of the Treasury yesterday borrowed just P25.1 billion of the offered P35 billion in reissued 10-year Treasury bonds (T-bonds), with a remaining life of […]

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Malaysia c.bank raises interest rate in surprise move

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate from a historical low on Wednesday, as rising commodity prices, strained supply chains and strong demand conditions fanned inflationary pressures. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) raised its overnight policy rate to 2% from the record low of 1.75%. A Reuters poll of 18 economists had […]

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