The erratic behaviour of the weather this year may impact India’s increasing prominence as a global rice exporter, as a weaker-than-expected southwest summer monsoon has led analysts to revise...
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Economic Update | India: Rice exports
8 Nov 2012
Economic Update | Indonesia: Roads to the future
8 Nov 2012
The development of Indonesia’s road network has not always kept pace with its impressive rate of economic growth in recent years but the government is committing substantial resources to overhauling...
Economic Update | Sabah: Eyeing downstream potential
5 Nov 2012
Efforts to harness Sabah’s abundance of natural resources for downstream industries look to be paying off, with figures showing that investment in the state’s manufacturing sector is rising.
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Revising building projections
5 Nov 2012
Sustained foreign direct investment has been flowing into Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) real estate sector ever since the $15.7bn ExxonMobil-led liquefied natural gas (LNG) project was announced. In...
Economic Update | Philippines: Real estate loans rising
2 Nov 2012
A surge in bank lending to the Philippines’ real estate sector is indicative of the market’s potential in a favourable environment of low interest rates and strong economic growth. The central bank...
Economic Update | Indonesia: Education reform
2 Nov 2012
Foreign institutions are to be targeted to help fill major gaps in Indonesia’s skill base as a result of a weak and undersupplied education system. A recent bill opens tertiary education to overseas...
