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Is bigger better for ASEAN in a mega-regional world?
September 10th, 2014
Big-block trade agreements or ‘mega-regionals’, revolving around one or more major powers, are the latest trend in trade policy negotiations. ASEAN is involved in two: the American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). But ...
China to Overtake USA by 2024
September 8th, 2014
China is set to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy in U.S. dollar terms over the next decade, according to a new report by IHS Economics. IHS measured the size of China’s economy in U.S. dollar terms, ...
China Plans a Market for Carbon Permits
September 1st, 2014
China plans to introduce its national market for carbon permit trading in 2016, a government official said on Sunday, adding that Beijing is close to completing rules for what will be the world’s biggest emissions trading program. China has ...
OCBC in Talks With Thai Billionaire on United Engineers
August 27th, 2014
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. (OCBC) and its insurance subsidiary are in exclusive talks to sell their stakes in Singapore’s United Engineers Ltd. and its WBL Corp. unit to Thailand’s richest man. Selling the stake would help OCBC, Southeast Asia’s second-largest ...
Thai PTTEP starts gas exports from Myanmar’s Zawtika project
August 6th, 2014
Thailand’s state-owned upstream firm PTTEP has started exports of natural gas from the offshore Zawtika project in Myanmar to Thailand on August 5, PTTEP said in a statement Wednesday. The project is currently ramping up production to a rate ...
Xiaomi just took over China – is the U.S. next?
August 6th, 2014
In four short years, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi went from non-existence to No. 1 in China. Could the same happen in the United States? Possibly — but not anytime soon. Xiaomi captured 14% of the Chinese market in the ...
Saudi market opening for direct access a boost to MENA
July 24th, 2014
Following a cabinet approval, the largest equity market in the MENA region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, should soon become open for direct foreign investments. The move would finally come to pass once the Capital Market Authority (CMA) formalises ...
Global stocks mixed, Indonesia up after election
July 10th, 2014
Global markets were mixed Thursday with a slight pickup in China’s exports failing to give a lift to European stocks after most Asian indexes closed up. Indonesian stocks surged despite a contested presidential election result. European markets failed to ...
European stocks hold six-year highs
June 6th, 2014
European stocks are holding six-year highs, while Wall Street is on course for another record, as investors continue to absorb the latest bout of central bank stimulus and attention turns to the health of the US jobs market. The ...
Gold nears worst week since March as stocks climb, demand falls
May 30th, 2014
Gold steady above $1,250/oz, heads for 3 pct weekly loss * Improved appetite for risk pushes stock markets higher * Premiums fall in India; demand soft across Asia-traders (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) Gold steadied on Friday ...
