Financial market
Singapore grants first-ever license for a cryptocurrency exchange
Singapore has an open approach to the crypto ecosystem
Singapore’s financial market regulator has granted preliminary approval for...
Philippine anti-drug war takes toll on tourism, economy
The hardline approach of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte towards drug dealers and consumers in his country that has resulted in more than 8,000 deaths...
Vietnam to merge its two stock exchanges
The Vietnam government is planning to merge the Hanoi Stock Exchange and Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange into the Vietnam Stock Exchange to...
Yangon Stock Exchange on track to open in 2015
The Yangon Stock Exchange will be opened by the end of 2015 as scheduled despite emerging challenges along the preparation stage, said Maung Maung...
ASEAN’s best stock market in 2013: Vietnam
Stocks in Vietnam surged over 20 per cent in 2013, ranking the country as the best-performing emerging market in Asia as investor confidence enjoyed...
Indonesia has fewest local investors
Investors in Indonesia account for only 0.2 per cent of the country’s total population, the lowest in the region, an executive in capital market...
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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...