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Middle East needs SME lending initiatives, says IMF
Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa present a large, untapped market for financial institutions willing to help...
Bad debt in Vietnam seen at 15% of loans
Rating agency Moody's in a new report on Vietnam said that the country's non-performing loan (NLP) ratio is much higher than the official figure...
Bali’s planned tsunami center a design masterpiece
Researchers in Bali, Indonesia want to float a marine research center out in the Indian Ocean in order to collect data about tsunamis. They...
High risk of terror in ASEAN: Crisis group
Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar and Indonesia are ranked high on a new list compiled by Aon Crisis Management, a UK-based firm specialising in risk...
Thai bank profits surges ahead of Basel III
Overall net profit of Thailand's 10 largest commercial banks is expected to record a 31-per cent growth to nearly $5.7 billion in 2012, Bangkok-based...
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Indonesia to start construction of new capital in August
Indonesia’s government will start construction of the first government buildings at its new capital Nusantara in August, the country’s minister of public works and...
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Thailand’s tourism industry slowly gets into gear
With the easing of almost all restrictions to enter and enjoy a stay in Thailand, the country’s battered tourism industry is starting to recover,...