Malaysia's government has sought to play down concerns that opening up the country's finance industry to greater foreign participation will squeeze local lenders, with senior ministers instead...
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Economic Update | MALAYSIA: Banking to open further
9 Aug 2010
Economic Update | INDONESIA: Push to expand lending
9 Aug 2010
The Bank of Indonesia, the country's central bank, called leading bankers to a meeting last week to discuss new regulations aimed at increasing bank lending. While Indonesia's banking sector has...
Economic Update | THAILAND: Fast track for high-speed railway
4 Aug 2010
Plans to develop a high-speed rail system in Thailand are gathering pace, with a series of routes being considered as part of a programme to boost passenger and freight services and better integrate...
Economic Update | MALAYSIA: Competing standards
4 Aug 2010
Rivalry in Malaysia's crowded telecommunications sector is expected to become more heated in 2011 as wireless service providers roll out widely anticipated fourth-generation (4G) mobile broadband...
Economic Update | BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: A new authority
4 Aug 2010
Brunei Darussalam is getting a new monetary authority, a move that will cheer both the business and banking communities, which have long awaited such a development.
Economic Update | Malaysia: ICT at the heart of the 10MP
22 Jul 2010
Malaysia’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector appears to be one of the big winners in the state’s latest five-year development plan. The government is preparing to roll out new...
