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Thailand’s Centara group in Mideast expansion
Thailand’s largest hotel operator, Centara Hotels & Resorts, has said that it is eager to expand with new facilities in the Middle East as...
2,800 new hotel rooms in Dubai fail to dampen occupancy rates
Hotel occupancy rates of 80 per cent were maintained in Dubai during 2013 despite nearly 2,800 new rooms being added to the supply chain,...
Business confidence low in Malaysia, Indonesia
Market sentiments in ASEAN are widely differing, a new survey by Ernst & Young (EY) shows. The EY Capital Confidence Barometer, a survey of...
Takaful markets in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia thrive
The Malaysian and Saudi Arabian cooperative and Islamic insurance (takaful) markets are the only two that are seeing growth especially in new policies and...
Malaysia one of the most corrupt nations
Malaysia has been ranked as one of the most corrupt nations in a recent survey by consultancy Ernst & Young. Malaysia, along with China,...
Tweetchat: Malaysia’s growth potential questioned
The lower expectations for Malaysia's GDP growth have raised question whether the country would eventually be able to achieve its target of becoming a...
Can the Philippines become an ASEAN manufacturing hub?
A recent Investvine article on the Philippines as a manufacturing base actually brought back vivid Dickensian memories.
I knew from past discussions with key government...
US investment shifts to ASEAN
As China and India begin to lose luster, private investors are increasingly setting their gaze on the diverse and rapidly growing countries of ASEAN....
Private equity in love with Vietnam
Despite its strained economy, Vietnam has emerged as the new darling for private equity and venture capital firms in ASEAN as a primary investment...
KPMG opens office in Myanmar
Business advisory firm KPMG is the first of the big four - Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young - to open an office in Myanmar....
Coke, Shell, Mazda invest in Vietnam
Vietnam is increasingly becoming an investors' darling for large multinational companies. Among the latest multi-million dollar commitments are considerable investment projects by Coca Cola,...
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Professional services firm Ernst & Young is an integrated part of Sarawak’s fast-moving business world with more than 200 employees in the state.
Saudi Arabia leads global Takaful growth
Islamic insurance, known as Takaful, grew 19 per cent globally in 2010 and is expected to continue its fast-paced penetration into Muslim-dominated countries in...
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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...