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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... than 10. There are already deals or deals still being negotiated, with Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand, Chile, ASEAN, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, China and the US. Indonesia has a population of more than 255 million, 10-times that of Australia, and its ...

ASX ranks third in global sustainability survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016

QTC board appoints former Credit Suisse exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... and financial services sectors including at Credit Suisse Securities and UBS AG, and in non-executive director roles in Malaysia and the Phillipines." Pitt said the reappointment of Bradley as chair of the board for a further three years is acknowledgement ...

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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... consecutive month of year on year decline, falling by 4.1% in the year to May that followed a 14.6% contraction in April. Malaysia CPI inflation As expected, Malaysia's CPI inflation slowed to an annual rate of 2.0% in May - the slowest since April last ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... 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 performance of the economy ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... 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. Australian ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services wins mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific including 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 ...

ANZ rolls out new executive team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... deputy chief executive officer who will have responsibility for ANZ's international partnership investments in Indonesia, Malaysia, China and The Philippines. Hodges will also remain acting chief financial officer. The internal and external search for ...

Demographic darlings and disasters revealed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... landscape, as well as its ability to attract investment. RBC describes countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia - which score well on both fronts - as "demographic darlings" while those that score poorly are ...