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Five ASEAN countries, the so-called ASEAN-5, are expected to show 4.6 per cent in economic growth this year and 5.6 per cent in 2015,...

Thailand has been invited by China to become one of the founding fathers of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is supported by...

Myanmar's economy should grow 8.5 per cent during the current fiscal year, higher than earlier forecast thanks mainly to rising gas production and investment,...

The Philippine economy will likely grow the fastest among the ASEAN-5 nations in 2014 and 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a...

Investment in Dubai’s real estate market totaled Dh35 billion ($9.54 billion) in the first quarter of 2014, up 57 per cent from the same...

The Philippines is among 10 new emerging economies, according to French credit rating agency Compagnie Francaise d’Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur (COFACE), citing the...

The year 2013 has been full of positivity for the Dubai property sector as it not only did experience jumps in prices, but also...

US fast food chain McDonald's this weekend will open its first restaurant in Vietnam by entering a new Southeast Asian country for the first...

A study by US-based anti-graft watchdog Global Financial Integrity (GFI) said a record high of $25.8 billion came into the Philippines illegally in 2011,...

Indonesia on January 21 set an ambitious target of attracting 15 per cent more foreign investment in 2014 than in 2013, a challenging goal...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Myanmar's economic outlook remains favourable and projected that real GDP growth will rise to about 7.8 per cent...

Indonesia expects investment to slow in 2014, as companies may hold off during an election year, providing less stimulus to an economy grappling with...

Over the past 25 years, Myanmar received a total of $34.2 billion's actual foreign investment flow into the country, state media reported on January...

The unemployment rate in Indonesia is forecast to ease to 6.03 per cent in 2014 from 6.25 per cent in August 2013. The Indonesian...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed the Malaysian government's decision to cut subsidies this year and eventually introduce a goods and services tax...

Indonesia’s planned ban on mineral ore shipments in 2014 may cost hundreds of thousands of job losses in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, the Indonesian...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Myanmar to "urgently prioritise" tackling widespread poverty. "As Myanmar opens up and expands, it needs the structural foundations...