In Southeast Asia M&A market, 2016 looks on track for a comparable finish in value, with Q1–Q3 2016 already seeing US$43.8bn from 281 deals, where Thailand overtook Singapore to become the top target jurisdiction for intraregional deals in Southeast Asia, recording US$9.9bn worth of deals from Q1–Q3 2016. With falling demand, Southeast Asian companies which […]
Read MoreAlibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Amazon.com Inc. are about to clash in Southeast Asia. And Lazada Group SA, which Alibaba bought this year for $1 billion, will be right at the heart of that conflict. Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce site is rolling out a series of initiatives in anticipation of the U.S. giant’s entry next year. It’s […]
Read MoreInvestment in soft infrastructure is as important as investment in hard infrastructure as the Asean Economic Community (AEC) pushes for inclusive economic growth by improving the region’s infrastructure as a whole, says Indonesia’s investment chief. “If you want to go fast you go alone, but if you want to go far you have to go […]
Read MoreBursa Malaysia is likely to continue to trade sideways next week, with the benchmark index expected to be trapped between 1,660 and 1,680 points due to the weak market sentiment, said Affin Hwang Investment Bank. Its President/Head of Retail Research, Datuk Dr Nazri Khan Adam Khan, said the market will be concerned over the better […]
Read MoreAsia’s economic growth and progressive economic integration, alongside strengthened cross-border supply chains, remains intact, albeit at a moderate level, said Labuan Financial Services Authority (FSA) Director-General, Datuk Ahmad Hizzad Baharuddin. He said in line with regional economic expansion, investors are attracted to higher Asian assets and investment portfolios, whilst the number of high net worth […]
Read MoreASEAN: PH, Asean trade outperforming world Friday, August 12, 2016 – THE Philippines, along with Asean neighbors Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, appears to be performing better in export terms despite signs of a significant slowdown elsewhere in Asia and the world, an analysis of the latest economic data shows. Data collected by the World Bank […]
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