Indonesia

Thailand's only Islamic finance institute, the Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank), will step up its halal industry financing business by granting up to three...

Thailand, one of Southeast Asia's garment manufacturing centers with about 4,000 textile factories, wants establish the nation as a hub for the Islamic clothing...

Facing the debt crisis in Europe that threatens to affect markets worldwide, G20 world leaders who concluded their annual meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico,...

When it comes to doing business in Southeast Asia, Singapore has consistently topped rankings as being one of the most conducive countries to acquire...

Export is no longer the growth engine for certain ASEAN nations, the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said in its recent...

Although the Greek elections have given the global economic community renewed hope for a solution of the European debt crisis in the medium term,...

The dispute over the South China Sea is no longer limited to regional claimants and could threaten the stability of the entire Southeast Asia region, if diplomatic efforts between China, the Philippines and the US fail.

Islamic institutions around the world should move past sukuk and build a unified platform that promotes the essence of Islamic finance – trading, said the head of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) in Malaysia.

The use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and other open community forums and platforms are an important strategy that may be used...

Continued integration and strong account surpluses make the economies of the ASEAN bloc resilient to the volatile global markets, in particular to the debt...

ASEAN countries will need to improve in innovation and research & development as well as to set up better connectivity  in many areas in...

The World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 opens its doors on May 30 in Thailand's capital Bangkok. The three-day conference is themed 'Shaping...

Southeast Asian and European foreign ministers were meeting in Brunei on April 27 and 28 to open a "new chapter" in their relations, with...

Indonesia, Vietnam, and Singapore are the top three Southeast Asian investment destinations according to a competitiveness survey for 2011 and 2012, released by the...

Indonesia is becoming a new target destination for international investors as the country's recent economic success story has drawn a solid increase in foreign...

Thailand is raising the minimum wage for workers in a move to increase spending power and offset higher living costs. On Sunday, April 1,...