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Behind the curtain: ASEAN’s 4 most secretive tycoons
In ASEAN, a highly potent cocktail blending the benefits of export-led economies and under-the-table government support throughout the bloc has bred a nebulous class of tycoons that prefer to enjoy their prosperity in secret.
World’s largest condom maker plans IPO
Malaysia-based condom producer Karex Industries is set to continue the IPO spree at the Bursa Malaysia with a planned public offering in 2013 to...
ASEAN bourses flex their muscles
The stock exchanges of ASEAN countries are attracting increasing attention from foreign investors with capital markets in the 10 member-bloc showing a strong momentum...
Next big-ticket Malaysia IPO on the cards
After Felda Holding and IHH Healthcare, Bursa Malaysia expects another billion-dollar listing probably at the beginning of next year.
The new listing will be Westports...
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Troubled Myanmar readies to open for tourism
Seemingly irrespective of civil unrest, countless skirmishes between guerilla-style freedom fighters and the army, over 300 roadside bomb attacks since the February 1 coup,...
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VinFast to start selling cars in US and Europe in 2022
Emerging Vietnamese car maker VinFast will offer pre-orders for its electric sports utility vehicles from the US in the first half of 2022 and...