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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... major employer of Canada's Aboriginal people and major contributor to economic development in Canada's northern regions. Indonesia keen to promote PPP infra Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has said he is open to relaxing regulation and adjusting Indonesian ...

Malaysia drives growth in Shariah funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Support for Shariah-compliant investment funds in Asia is on the rise, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia, but the sector still face challenges, according to global research house Cerulli Associates. Shariah finance principles forbid the acceptance ...

Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... "priorities" in a country. The first 18 countries to join the initiative are: Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Morocco, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... strong gains in May, of 13.2% and 14.8% respectively. The 'time to buy a major household item' sub-index was unchanged". Indonesia trade balance Indonesia's trade surplus dropped sharply to US$370 million in May from the US$1,080 surplus recorded in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... Philippine GDP faster than most Asian countries. Over the same period, China's economy expanded by 6.7%; Vietnam by 5.5%, Indonesia by 4.9%, Malaysia by 4.2% and Thailand by 3.2%. According to the National Economic Development Authority, "This robust ...

Mirae backs Asian consumers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... Investments' head for Indian equity funds, Rahul Chadha, said if economies such as China, India, the Philippines and Indonesia get their act together there will be powerful money making opportunities driven largely by the consumer. Chadha said this was ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... and employment - could be prompting British consumers to tighten their purse strings until the issue is resolved. Bank Indonesia policy decision The Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia kept its policy rate unchanged at 6.75% following its 20-21 April meeting ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... in Tech" and conducted by MasterCard the study surveyed 1,560 girls aged 12 to 19 years in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. China and India came out as the leaders in girls' uptake of STEM subjects at 76% and 69% respectively. ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei, a 97% subsidiary in Sri Lanka, a 26% joint venture in India and representative ...

PROFILE: Mercer chief customer officer Renee McGowan

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Renee McGowan is fluent in Indonesian and has worked in over 30 countries during her career. As Mercer chief customer and marketing officer, she has become the organisation's custodian of customers. McGowan admits she had a fairly accidental entry into ...