Myanmar: Myanmar eases foreign investment rules to clear housing glut Monday, August 14, 2016 – MYANMAR has taken steps to reduce an oversupply of high-end residential property units by relaxing rules on foreign investment, according to a recent report by real estate services firm Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL). JLL explained that with the liberalization of […]
Read MorePhilippines: Stock trading hinges on Q2 GDP results Monday, August 14, 2016 – RESULTS of the second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) are likely to dictate the pace and direction of trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange this week. In a weekly market outlook, online brokerage 2TradeAsia.com expects GDP numbers to be released on Thursday […]
Read MorePhilippines: Trade measures in 17th Congress need close scrutiny – industry leaders Monday, August 14, 2016 – A RAFT of trade-related measures filed in the 17th Congress must be closely monitored by stakeholders, particularly the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), industry leaders have urged.Among the bills introduced in the Senate is Senate Bill (SB) […]
Read MorePhilippines: Weak exports tame Q2 GDP growth – analysts Monday, August 14, 2016 – Analysts expect weak exports to have tamed a still fast economic growth in the second quarter. In separate research notes, Moody’s Analytics and Singapore-based DBS Ltd. said growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), could fall below the 6.9 percent […]
Read MorePhilippines: Q2 GDP grew on election spending – analysts Sunday, August 14, 2016 – Estimates range from 6.1% to 7.2%THE economy likely expanded in the second quarter of 2016 year-on-year, boosted by election spending, higher government spending, and private consumption, according to analysts polled by The Manila Times.These growth-positive inputs likely diminised the negative impact […]
Read MoreLaos: Laos to share hydropower development expertise with Myanmar Saturday, 13 August 2016 – A hydro-electric-powered energy revolution has been afoot in South-East Asia over recent years with the movement of fresh and fast-flowing waters increasingly fueling the consumption of larger amounts of energy resources to spur socio-economic development, poverty reduction and improvements in both […]
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