Brunei Darussalam is stepping up efforts to promote private sector industrial development as part of a wider programme to diversify the economy, though limited availability of land and skills...
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Economic Update | Brunei Darussalam: Scaling up small industry
18 Apr 2011
Economic Update | Thailand: Balancing act
15 Apr 2011
The government of Thailand is struggling to maintain a balance between its efforts to lower the budget deficit and its policy of mitigating the impact of rising prices, with fiscal prudence coming...
Economic Update | The Philippines: Spending time
12 Apr 2011
The Philippines’ retail sector will be looking to turn solid economic growth and burgeoning consumer confidence into profits over the coming year and beyond, though a lack of prime space in top-end...
Economic Update | Brunei Darussalam: Promoting heritage
6 Apr 2011
Brunei Darussalam is looking to target faith-based tourism by seeking to share the Sultanate’s Islamic culture and heritage with a wider audience in the Muslim world and beyond.
Economic Update | Indonesia: Financing opportunities
5 Apr 2011
The Islamic financial sector in Indonesia is hoping a mix of state-backed infrastructure projects and regulatory reforms will help the country’s sharia-compliant lenders to continue their rapid...
Economic Update | Malaysia: A healthy outlook
4 Apr 2011
With the South-east Asian medical tourism market rapidly expanding, Malaysia is working to capture a larger share, with industry's designation as a national key economic area (NKEA) central to this...
