TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has invited both local and foreign investors to become the operators of 20 ports and 10 airports. According to him, the government will support investment in the maritime and logistics sectors. “Including by deregulation. Scrapping rules that do not support investment,” Budi said in his opening speech yesterday at […]
Read MoreThe fast growth of the digital economy over the past few years has accelerated the evolution of the retail industry. Fuelled by technologies, consumers’ lifestyle has changed faster, so does the way the retail business is operated and retail space is utilised, marketed and managed. The latest report by property consultancy JLL, Retailer’s Guide to the […]
Read MoreCredera Group, a Singapore private equity (PE) firm, is raising a $100 million PE fund to invest in greenfield ventures in the finance, manufacturing and consumer product sectors in Myanmar, according to DealStreetAsia The PE firm is currently in advanced talks with stakeholders in those areas and “a lot of the deals are getting closer […]
Read MoreNet FDI inflow retreats 16.5% in first 7 months MANILA, Philippines — The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDI) plunged to a one-year low in July due mainly to lower investments in debt instruments or lending by parent firms from abroad to their local affiliates to fund existing operations and expansion, according to the […]
Read MoreBAIDURI Bank has been recognised by World Finance as The Best Banking Group for Brunei 2017. This marks the ninth consecutive year Baiduri has received this award, the first being in 2009. The award was presented to Pierre Imhof, CEO of Baiduri Bank at the London Stock Exchange Studios, London. Speaking on this latest recognition, […]
Read MoreHANOI — The finance, banking and insurance industry expanded 7.89 per cent in the first nine months of this year, the highest level recorded in the past seven years. Reports of the General Statistics Office (GSO) revealed that the growth rate of the industry was 6.99 per cent in 2011, 5.97 per cent in 2012, […]
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