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As concerns grow that an over-reliance on resource-related exports could see Indonesia repeat the boom-bust mistakes of its past, the country is being encouraged to accelerate moves to diversify its economy away from commodities and towards areas such as the creative industries.

There has been an increase in initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM), with firms in the financial, utilities and telecommunications sectors moving to broaden their ownership structure.

Citing solid growth, political stability, greater accountability and a low level of exposure to external shocks, Moody’s has joined Standard & Poor’s and Fitch in assessing the Philippines’ sovereign credit rating as investment grade, with the agency holding out the possibility of a further upgrade.

A pesar de un crecimiento constante durante los últimos años, la industria aseguradora mexicana aún se considera fragmentada y pequeña con relación al tamaño de la economía del país. Sin embargo, la dinámica del sector presentará una importante transformación, pues los participantes del mercado esperan ajustarse a un nuevo régimen de regulación basado en Solvencia II, el cual entrará en vigor en el año 2015.

The palm oil industry in Malaysia appears set for an uncertain few months, with a number of factors coming into play over the last quarter of the year that could push already low prices down even further, just at the time when production is about to peak.

Rising demand and a recovering economy are driving growth in Dubai’s retail sector, with a sharp increase in new mall space suggesting that it is beginning to shake off the doldrums of the global economic crisis of 2009.