Indonesians will go to the polls on April 17 to elect their head of state for the next five years, with the two candidates on the ballot paper offering differing views of how the country’s $1trn economy should be managed.
Indonesians will go to the polls on April 17 to elect their head of state for the next five years, with the two candidates on the ballot paper offering differing views of how the country’s $1trn economy should be managed.
As part of ongoing efforts to liberalise the financial services industry and increase credit to the private sector, the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has introduced regulations to facilitate foreign investment in domestic lenders.
A mixture of spending cuts, revenue-raising measures and financial support from regional neighbours will form the core of Bahrain’s newly unveiled programme designed to reduce its deficit and return to surplus by 2022.
México ha presentado una nueva estrategia fiscal para apoyar a la productora petrolera estatal Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) en la expansión de su producción y el desarrollo de nuevos yacimientos, aunque algunos analistas de la industria se cuestionan si estas medidas serán necesarias para sanar el actual nivel de deuda de la empresa.
Thailand’s manufacturing sector has received a boost following new investment in automotive production; however, fragile domestic demand, a widening skills gap and cooling export demand pose challenges to the broader industrial sector.
Moving to increase its air transport and logistics capacity, Qatar has directed new funds towards the upgrade of Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA), while Qatar Airways, the nation’s flag carrier, has also forged new passenger and cargo links.
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