Indonesia is stepping up efforts to become self sufficient in rice production while also building a safety net with imported stockpiles, though a decision by Thailand to scrap a key sales agreement...
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Economic Update | Indonesia: Stabilising a staple
20 Oct 2011
Economic Update | Malaysia: Spotlight on investment
19 Oct 2011
Promising to initiate methods to stimulate domestic economic activity and foreign direct investment (FDI), Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak unveiled his government’s proposed 2012 budget on October 7...
Economic Update | Brunei Darussalam: Boosting the nation’s health
17 Oct 2011
Faced with a steady increase in the incidence of diabetes, Brunei Darussalam’s health officials are stepping up efforts to counter the illness by boosting awareness programmes, deploying more...
Economic Update | Mongolia: Strengthening the regulatory regime
14 Oct 2011
Mongolia is tightening regulation of its financial services industry in preparation for an expected wave of foreign direct investment, with reforms improving supervision of the banking sector and...
Economic Update | Thailand: With or against the grain
13 Oct 2011
Despite criticism from economists, a new national rice policy committee, chaired by Thailand’s recently appointed Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, and approved by her new cabinet, is moving ahead...
Economic Update | Brunei Darussalam: Innovation in ICT
12 Oct 2011
Brunei Darussalam’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector has been given a significant boost with the launch of a new programme that will provide budding entrepreneurs in the field...
