Emerging markets
Vietnam to remove foreign ownership cap for listed companies
Vietnam's government is considering lifting the foreign stake holding limit for listed companies from the current 49 to 100 per cent in a bid...
Vietnam seeks emerging market status
Vietnam is building its case for an upgrade to emerging-market status at MSCI Inc. to draw more international investors to a stock market one-tenth...
Philippines listed among 10 ‘hot’ emerging countries
The Philippines is among 10 new emerging economies, according to French credit rating agency Compagnie Francaise d’Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur (COFACE), citing the...
Indonesia, Cambodia outlook most “positive” for US businesses
One may employ a woeful amount of red tape and have poor political stability, while a strongman has helmed the other since 1985, eroding...
Decker & Co: ASEAN’s New Boutique Broker
Last week the first US-based broker dedicated solely to Southeast Asia opened its doors for business. Decker & Co intends to bring US capital...
Party is over for Philippine stocks
The Philippines Stock Exchange, darling for emerging market investors until recently, saw all its gains of 2013 wiped out by a steep slump of...
High hopes for UAE, Qatar market status upgrade
After five years in a row of missed opportunities, the UAE and Qatar are under consideration for a reclassification from their current frontier market status to that of emerging market, a move deemed overdue by some.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand top spots
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are among the five most popular investment destinations for multinational companies in Asia, a new survey on investment trends shows....
ASEAN to drive world economy in 2013
ASEAN high-growth countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines will underpin the world's economic growth in 2013, according to a report by...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...