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In order to rid the inglorious reputation of ASEAN’s most economically unequal economy, the Philippines will need to address infrastructure, policy and skills bottlenecks...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB)-supported ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) has readied $1 billion to begin operations for lending projects by the second half of...

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.

Laos' GDP is expected to grow 7.7 per cent in 2013 as resource based industries, manufacturing and services continue to generate solid growth, according...

Engendering inclusive growth through job creation remains the largest barrier to sustaining the Philippines' economic success, a new report released by the Asian Development...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) and East Timor were the fastest growing economies Asia-Pacific in 2012 due to high-volume resources exports and other factors, the...

Malaysia is ahead of China in foreign direct investments in Africa, new data published by the United Nations shows. A survey of foreign investment into...

The Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC) plays a pivotal role for Qatar's financial sector. Inside Investor met CEO Shashank Srivastava to learn more.

ASEAN is in dire need for infrastructure financing. Inside Investor asked economist Jin Cyhn of the Asian Development Bank how support can be given.

Inside Investor met up with Abdulla Bin Abdulaziz Turki Al Subaie, Group CEO of Doha-based Barwa Real Estate Group, one of Qatar's leading property developers, to ask what the company has in store for 2013 and the years to come.

With investors losing their confidence in traditional markets and even the traditional financial system, new regions have emerged successfully and are now new hot spots on the global business radar.

The Malaysian state of Sarawak is to emerge as a main contributor to the nation’s growth by 2015, a study by Kuala Lumpur-based financial...

The Central Bank of Myanmar will undergo a massive liberalisation programme to end its legacy of military control, with President Thein Sein expected to...

Indochina Capital is one of the largest investment firms in Vietnam. Inside Investor wanted to know about the latest stock market developments.

Malaysia-based Affin Fund Management Berhad on January 30 introduced three new funds with an agenda to surpass the 3 billion ringgit (approx $1 billion)...

The Asian Development Bank (ABD) has brought Myanmar back on its radar by resuming donor aid to assist the “new chapter” of the re-emergent...

There is remarkable activity going on in Southeast Asia with regard to mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector. Bank acquisitions are set for a record year of volumes with more than $20 billion worth of deals in the pipeline.

Saigon Securities, or SSI, is Vietnam's largest brokerage firm. Inside investor asked Chairman and CEO Nguyen Duy Hung for a quick update on the Vietnam market and SSI's bets picks.