The health sector emerged as one of the big winners in the Philippines’ 2016 draft budget, with a significant increase in funding allocated for the coming year.
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Economic Update | Philippines’ budget gives boost to health sector
31 Jul 2015
Economic Update | Sri Lanka eyes port potential
31 Jul 2015
A move to increase capacity at Sri Lanka’s ports is enabling the island nation to capitalise on its strategic location by serving growing traffic on the international east-west shipping lanes.
Economic Update | Papua New Guinea playing a long game
31 Jul 2015
Having just hosted the 15th annual Pacific Games, which ended this month, Papua New Guinea is hoping to build on that success to set itself up as a regional venue for international sporting and...
Economic Update | Kenya looks to greater generation capacity
30 Jul 2015
Efforts to add more than 5000 MW of electricity generation capacity in Kenya – part of a push to improve electrification rates to 70% of households by 2017 – are leading to a jump in renewable...
Economic Update | Brunei pursues greater sukuk liquidity
29 Jul 2015
Further solidifying the importance of Islamic finance in Brunei Darussalam’s developing capital market, the country’s financial regulator said in June it is preparing to issue long-term sharia-...
Economic Update | Le secteur des transports algérien reste sur la bonne voie
29 Jul 2015
Avec la nomination d'un nouveau ministre à la tête du Ministère des Transports au mois de Mai dernier et le déploiement imminent du dernier plan de développement quinquennal du pays qui couvre la...
