Asia

  • Dec 22, 2011
  • 2 min read

Seoul gains a foothold in Asia's growing arms market

In its largest-ever defence export contract, South Korea has signed a 1.1 billion-dollar deal to...

Asia
  • Dec 13, 2011
  • 7 min read

Major global gas price disparities will persist

Asia has both mature and rapidly developing gas markets. With nuclear power facing strong...

International
  • Dec 8, 2011
  • 6 min read

Euro-area woes strengthen the IMF globally

EU leaders will meet tomorrow in a new attempt to reach a comprehensive agreement capable of...

International
  • Dec 7, 2011
  • 6 min read

Investment fuels global emerging-market growth

Economic theory and historical experience depict a close relationship between rapid economic...

International
  • Dec 2, 2011
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Global commodities face moderate downward correction

The JP Morgan global manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell slightly in November to...

International
  • Nov 21, 2011
  • 6 min read

Global 'middle-income trap' risk is overdone

Whether growth in the developing world will continue at its recent pace has become a critical...

International
  • Nov 4, 2011
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the oil market in 2012

Oil demand in 2012 appears likely to undershoot current expectations, and that possibility does...

International
  • Oct 11, 2011
  • 2 min read

Asia braces for OECD slowdown, as recession looms

Bank Indonesia today lowered it benchmark interest rate for the first time in two years from...

Asia