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Brunei says not affected by oil price collapse
Brunei said it will not halt oil production after the recent massive plunge in oil prices on...
Singapore oil giant files for bankruptcy amid spiraling losses
One of Asia's largest independent oil traders, Singapore-based
Hin Leong Trading, filed for bankruptcy protection at a court...
Cambodia to extract and export its own crude oil
After nearly two decades of discussions and proposals,
Cambodia has announced it will begin to extract oil for...
Philippines signs deal with Israeli oil exploration firm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on October 18 signed a seven-year oil exploration deal with an Israeli firm in a bid to develop the country’s...
Philippine inflation could rise to 7%, only lagging Myanmar’s in ASEAN
Filipinos are increasingly forced to tighten their belts in the wake of a continued high inflation rate which reached 6.4 per cent in August...
Brunei seeks investments in maritime sector
The small sultanate of Brunei, grappling with low oil and prices in an economy heavily concentrated on hydrocarbon exports, is now opening its maritime...
Malaysia’s inflation climbs to over 5%, highest in eight years
Amid a recovery in the ringgit exchange rate to the US dollar, Malaysia's annual inflation rate is expected to have risen to 5.3 per...
Malaysia, Brunei to cut oil production
Malaysia's state-owned oil giant Petronas will cut oil production in 2017 to between 600,000 and 630,000 barrels per day (bpd), from the average of...
More oil backs Brunei’s economy
Brunei's economy grew 3.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2016 year-on-year as the Sultanate managed to increase its oil and gas production...
Oil glut: Malaysia’s Petronas to cut $11.4b in spending
Malaysia's state-owned oil giant Petronas says it will have to slash as much as $11.4 billion in capital and operating expenses over the next...
Philippines prepares to get hit by “economic bomb” in Middle East
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III held an emergency meeting with cabinet members and officials of the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs on January 6...
Asia shares, crude down on Greek tragedy
The surprising results from Greece's referendum on July 5 sent markets into a tailspin after Asian stock exchanges opened today, with US crude suffering...
Malaysia, Indonesia most exposed to low oil prices in East Asia
Net oil exporter Malaysia and commodity-rich Indonesia are the two nations to suffer most from low oil prices, while Japan will likely have the...
Myanmar-China oil pipeline opens, greatly reduces shipping time
Myanmar finally opened a new crude oil pipeline in January linking its western coast with China’s southern province of Yunnan, cutting shipping time for...
HSBC Qatar: Global banking with regional touch
Global banking giant HSBC has been present in Qatar since 1954 and has set a significant foothold in commercial and private banking in Qatar. Inside Investor sat down with HSBC Qatar's CEO Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi to hear more.
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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...