Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Monday as investors sought refuge in safe-haven assets in the wake of mounting geopolitical tension. Already bruised by worries over North Korea and upcoming French elections, global investor sentiment was further hurt by weak US economic data. Though a host of Chinese economic data beat market expectations, they […]
Read MoreSingapore home sales surged to the highest monthly total for nearly four years in March, a month in which the government rolled back some property curbs in March following a three-year slide in prices. Developers sold 1,780 units in March, the most in a month since June 2013 and more than double the 843 sold […]
Read MoreWith Indonesia’s pharmaceutical and food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing industries growing rapidly, Jakarta’s AllPack Indonesia trade event last October offered valuable insights into these increasingly competitive sectors. According to figures from Indonesia Investments, a Dutch-owned investment advisory service, the country’s manufacturing industry was worth about US$156 billion in 2015, representing 18.1 per cent of its […]
Read MoreIt has been a long winter for Singapore’s property market, but the first blooms of spring are showing. The signs of a revival are strong, such as greatly increased sales volumes and fierce bidding for land by developers ready to fork out eye-watering sums. The latest pointer to an upturn was the keenly contested Toh […]
Read MoreVietnam’s draft law on supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has failed to live up to expectations from local businesses and experts who criticize its lack of practical grounds. The proposed piece of legislation, compiled by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, is aimed at facilitating the access of SMEs in Vietnam to government support […]
Read MoreVietnam’s medium-term outlook is expected to remain broadly positive with a sustained GDP growth of 6.3 percent or more over the next three years, the World Bank said in a new report. The latest East Asia and Pacific Update, the World Bank’s twice yearly comprehensive review of the region’s economies, was published on Thursday, providing […]
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