Malaysia

  • Jan 17, 2002
  • 6 min read

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Regional FDI outflows set to grow

Since the mid-1990s, South-east Asian firms have started to expand aggressively beyond their...

South-East Asia
  • Jan 17, 2002
  • 1 min read

SINGAPORE: Evergreen to shift hub to Malaysian port

Taiwan's largest shipping company, Evergreen, yesterday announced that it has agreed in...

Singapore
  • Jan 16, 2002
  • 6 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Al-Qaida finances lubricate Islamic NGOs

Bush administration officials have recently stressed the centrality to their country's 'war...

  • Jan 16, 2002
  • 1 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Al-Qaida finances lubricate Islamic NGOs

Al-Qaida's financial network has suffered significantly since September 11.

  • Jan 3, 2002
  • 6 min read

EAST ASIA: Yen weakness worries Japans neighbours

A weakening of the yen against the dollar has a variety of serious implications for the Japanese...

  • Dec 21, 2001
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2002: Recovery modest at most

Resurgent export sales and expansionary public spending policies should enable a moderate...

  • Dec 21, 2001
  • 1 min read

PROSPECTS 2002: South-east Asian recovery modest at m

Growth will be solid but unspectacular in South-east Asia during 2002 as governments in the...

  • Dec 20, 2001
  • 7 min read

SOUTHEAST ASIA: Terror crisis hits tourism

Security fears and economic uncertainties are deterring long-haul travellers from visiting the...