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Brunei: Adjusting to new economic requirements
Economic growth in the Sultanate of Brunei slowed to an estimated one per cent in 2012, owing to weakness in production and exports of crude oil, which is way below all other ASEAN peers except Singapore.
Finding trust in Islamic finance
Malaysia’s emergence as the undisputed Islamic finance hub of the world is much more about developing a syncretic system based on social justice than observing all the rigours that derive from Quran teachings.
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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...