The US has expressed its desire to conclude the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Malaysia by early 2007, based on the encouraging progress made in the third round of talks held in Kuala...
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Economic Update | US Trade Deal
22 Jul 2010
Economic Update | Working Labour
22 Jul 2010
Amid renewed calls for relaxing labour regulations, two of Indonesia's regions, with the highest economic activity, decided to increase minimum wages last week.
Economic Update | Arabian Sights
22 Jul 2010
Last week, Malaysian conglomerate MMC Corporation announced a mega-deal to manage and develop the Jizan Economic City (JEC) in Saudi Arabia.
Economic Update | Expanding SEZs
22 Jul 2010
Last week, the Indonesian government announced that it would further expand its special economic zones (SEZs) programme to other regions.
Economic Update | Port on the Rise
22 Jul 2010
The southern port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) can anticipate a windfall from the recently announced projects in the South Johor Economic Region, and has entered a bid to move into port management abroad...
Economic Update | Infrastructure Frenzy
22 Jul 2010
At a conference this week, the government announced the establishment of an Indonesia Infrastructure Fund, in line with its efforts to promote private investment in the country's infrastructure...