PETALING JAYA: The ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong have resulted in a spike in interest in Malaysian property and in private international school enquiries. A check with four property consultancies and a couple of international schools suggest that interest rose towards late June and early July this year. Hong Kong street demonstrations started in March/April […]
Read MoreJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said the authorities want to speed up talks with Chevron Corp over the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project to meet the onstream target of 2024. The government is negotiating with the U.S. oil giant, as well as its partners Italy’s ENI and China’s Sinopec, […]
Read MoreDespite healthy GDP growth, the Southeast Asian property market still has investment barriers and a lack of data, says Credit Suisse. “There is a lot of economic growth in Southeast Asia, but the property market is not very transparent compared with places like Australia and the US, where rules, regulations and tax policies are easy […]
Read MoreThe Jakarta Social Affairs Agency will soon stop logistical aid to refugees from the Middle East currently housed at the former building of the West Jakarta military command (Kodim) in Kalideres, West Jakarta, starting on Thursday. The agency’s social safety unit head Tarmijo Damanik said that starting on Thursday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]
Read MoreLoan and deposit growth in the Kingdom’s crowded financial sector remained high during the first half of the year, a result of sound macroeconomic management and political stability, the Central Bank said in its latest report. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia The National Bank of Cambodia’s report, released last week, said […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Credit growth eased slightly in June as bank lending to real estate activities as well as manufacturing continued to drop, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the growth in bank lending slowed down to 10.5 percent in June from 10.6 percent in May. Loans disbursed by […]
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