Having just hosted the 15th annual Pacific Games, which ended this month, Papua New Guinea is hoping to build on that success to set itself up as a regional venue for international sporting and...
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Economic Update | Papua New Guinea playing a long game
31 Jul 2015
Economic Update | Brunei pursues greater sukuk liquidity
29 Jul 2015
Further solidifying the importance of Islamic finance in Brunei Darussalam’s developing capital market, the country’s financial regulator said in June it is preparing to issue long-term sharia-...
Economic Update | Malaysia’s tourism industry taxis towards recovery
28 Jul 2015
Higher tourist spending and longer holiday stays are supporting Malaysia’s efforts to reignite its tourism industry, bolstered by a more favourable exchange rate.
Economic Update | Mongolia awaits economic rebound in 2016
27 Jul 2015
The current drive in Mongolia to promote growth and foreign investment appears likely to yield results, as a key breakthrough in a long-running dispute over the expansion of a mine will help act as a...
Economic Update | Myanmar has difficulty dampening dollar demand
27 Jul 2015
Recent attempts by the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) to reduce the use of dollars triggered an unexpected backlash in the form of dollar hoarding and black market trading, providing a timely reminder...
Economic Update | Vietnam’s growth rate hits seven-year high
21 Jul 2015
Higher exports, supported by a robust industrial performance, took Vietnam’s GDP growth to a seven-year high in the first half of 2015, though trade imbalances and the risk of contagion from China...
