Thailand's government is having to balance hard economic realities with the need to provide relief to many in the community, especially those in lower-income brackets, as it mulls whether to continue...
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Economic Update | Cost of Fueling the Economy
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Uncompromised Banking
22 Jul 2010
Brunei Darussalam’s banks seem to be weathering both the slowdown of the domestic market and the world’s financial sector, buoyed by their own sound loan positions and comprehensive state measures.
Economic Update | Dynamic Democracy
22 Jul 2010
Like the country's economy, Malaysia's political scene is experiencing a shake up, with some events directly linked to the fallout from the global financial crisis and others of a more domestic...
Economic Update | Mining for Progress
22 Jul 2010
The Philippines, a country with an abundance of natural resources, has remained a largely untapped market for the mining industry. However, it seems the Filipino government has finally decided to...
Economic Update | Tobacco Producers Roll with the Times
22 Jul 2010
The air in Indonesia hangs heavy with smoke from the distinctive clove-scented kretek cigarettes that account for the bulk of production in one of the world's most distinctive and largest tobacco...
Economic Update | Economy Easing
22 Jul 2010
Though Malaysia's economy has contracted at a faster rate than previously predicted in the opening months of the year, as the effects of the global recession take their toll, there are signs the...
