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Steps by the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the central bank, to ease regulations governing foreign exchange movement, aimed to boost capital outflows and reduce pressure on the local currency are expected to have a positive effect on the country's capital markets, helping to raise its profile in the international investment community.

Indonesia's heavy gauge railway network is in line to get a boost in the coming few years, with a series of new projects designed to support major development schemes to be completed by 2013.

Indonesia's IT industry could be in line for an increase in state support, with the government looking to boost funding for infrastructure while backing calls for greater assistance to the domestic software sector.

Thailand is planning to step up spending on information and communications technology (ITC) in order to strengthen the education system and better prepare the country's youth to work in an increasingly knowledge-based society.

Brunei Darussalam is to ramp up medical research in an effort to combat the rise in lifestyle-related health problems in the Sultanate, while also looking to profit from the burgeoning health tourism industry.

As Abu Dhabi’s developers ready themselves to hand over new units, the residential real estate sector in the capital is entering a challenging yet likely beneficial phase of its development.