Moves to liberalise Malaysia’s pensions market are expected to galvanise the Islamic finance market, already a key segment of the country’s economy, though greater regulatory oversight will be needed...
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Economic Update | Malaysia: Islamic finance pensions
7 Aug 2012
Economic Update | Thailand: Investing in real estate
6 Aug 2012
A new investment stream is set to pour into Thailand’s property sector with the upcoming release of real estate investment trusts (REITs), bringing the country into line with many of its regional...
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea: Expanding tourism
6 Aug 2012
With visitor arrival numbers and tourism spend both up in recent years, Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) tourism sector is showing solid signs of consistent growth. A renewed focus on niche markets,...
Economic Update | Mongolia: Growing pains for agriculture
2 Aug 2012
Although Mongolia’s agriculture sector is feeling the benefits of new management approaches and seeing intensified production thanks to technological advances, it is still struggling to overcome...
Economic Update | ASEAN: UK strengthens its ties
31 Jul 2012
A shift in the economic growth model is nowhere more apparent than in the fast emerging economies of South-east Asia. Once heavily dependent on exports to advanced markets, the countries of the ASEAN...
Economic Update | Brunei Darussalam: Increasing connectivity
30 Jul 2012
As the Sultanate forges ahead with plans to improve air and road transport links with its neighbours as part of plans for regional growth, officials say the Sultanate’s domestic network is in equal...
