Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific will need to collectively find $1.5 trillion per year until 2030 to finance sorely needed infrastructure developments. That’s the message from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which yesterday released a new book entitled ‘Infrastructure Financing in Asia.’ The book, edited by ADB’s vice president for knowledge management and […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnamese companies need to prepare because European companies will flock to the domestic market in about next five years. The Vietnamese finance industry is expected to see significant changes as there will be a more open market for foreign enterprises under the country’s commitments in new generation free trade deals, experts said. Under […]
Read MoreThe Thai baht has reached a six-year high against the US dollar and is now at around 30.2 per dollar. Of the four countries that share borders with Myanmar, Thailand is the second largest trading partner, with trade volumes during fiscal 2018-19 amounting to US$3.8 billion, according to government data. Just this month, the Central […]
Read MoreThailand ranks second globally for women represented in senior management, with the highest percentage of female chief financial officers and the third-highest rate of female chief executives, according to a recent report. Seven of the top 10 markets with the highest percentage of women in management are in Asia-Pacific, with the Philippines (34%), Thailand (28%) […]
Read MoreTHE country’s inflation is forecast to accelerate to 1.1 percent in October from 0.9 percent in September on account of higher fuel and power prices, an economist said on Tuesday. In a report, Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) chief economist Ruben Carlo Asuncion said the recent drone attacks on Saudi Aramco’s oil-processing facilities — […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) is confident that the construction industry is still on track to achieve its 1.7% growth forecast for 2019, underpinned by ongoing jobs that will keep contractors busy until the end of the year. President Foo Chek Lee said the growth could be accelerated if local construction firms […]
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