With significant recent gas discoveries off the coast of Sabah, excitement about the country’s future as an oil and gas producer is growing. In the meantime, the national oil giant Petronas is moving...
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Economic Update | Sabah: Building a local workforce
3 Oct 2011
Economic Update | Kuwait: Still waiting
30 Sep 2011
Bank lending in Kuwait remained relatively flat during the first half of 2011, though this may have more to do with demand than banks being unwilling to extend credit.
Economic Update | The Philippines: Stressing banking stability
30 Sep 2011
The Philippines’ central bank is confident the country’s financial system can withstand any strains imposed by an economic slowdown in Western markets, though it is keeping an eye on the domestic...
Economic Update | Perú: Preparándose para el despegue
30 Sep 2011
El sólido crecimiento económico del Perú en la última década se vio acompañado por un incremento igualmente considerable del tráfico aéreo, que aumentó a más del doble en los pasados cinco años,...
Economic Update | Qatar: Environmentally sound
30 Sep 2011
Like many of its neighbours in the Gulf, Qatar has seen the negative effects of the international economic downturn begin to fade over the past year. In the coming decade the local real estate market...
Economic Update | Oman: A competitive edge
30 Sep 2011
Oman’s economy has become more competitive in the past 12 months, according to a recent report, and is steadily making the transition from having an efficiency-driven economic base to an innovation-...
