PRIVILEGED ACCESS (Subscribers/Members) Username: Password: Forgot Password? Feature Reports Home » Feature Reports India sees market in small nuclear reactors 27-12-2007 .... CHINA WARY OF FREER YUAN 13-12-2007 CHINA decided, in 1996, to free its capital account within five years – then trashed the idea. The reasoning behind that decision explains why Beijing continues its hard line against pressure to revalue the renminbi.... ROOs a ‘noodle bowl’ for traders in Asia 13-12-2007 ADMINISTRATION COSTS are increasing by up to 25 per cent because of problems created by multiple rules of origin in the multitude of Free Trade Agreements being forged in Asia, according to the Asian Development Bank. And business concerns are being ignored by governments pursuing new FTAs in herd instinct with selected trading partners.... Asian firms compete for Myanmar’s LNG 28-11-2007 ASIAN companies, many of them State-owned, are filling the gap left by Western firms in development of Myanmar’s rich gas reserves, already a major import earner. Myanmar is already supplying around one-quarter of Thailand’s gas needs.... WHAT PRICE SUB-PRIME? Credit costs will rise, with new rules on risk 07-11-2007 ASIA should escape the brunt of fallout from the US sub-prime lending crisis, but the global banking sector will get a haircut – the only question is the extent of it, says Charles Dallara, Managing Director of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the private-sector equivalent to the International Monetary Fund. He forecasts fewer hedge funds and further pressure for mergers in major financial institutions.... Trade shock for Asia likely in US fallout 31-10-2007 .... What if – Truman had answered Ho’s letter? 31-10-2007 .... NEW RULES FOR THE LONDON CLUB 17-10-2007 .... CANARY IN THE MINE? 17-10-2007 RATHER than being a safety valve, the sub-prime crisis could well be the weathervane of more serious problems ahead.... GROWTH IN THE LOCAL MARKET 17-10-2007 ASIA east of the Indus looks set for a settled 2008 – and will focus on addressing a much less favourable world economic climate.... Investors ‘aghast’ over new negative list 08-10-2007 DOES INDONESIA want to reduce the role of foreigners in its economy? New guidelines meant to be investor-friendly appear to be the opposite, and could see foreign interests wind back.... Mineral sands riches in Bangladesh 08-10-2007 DISCOVERY of one of the world’s richest minerals sands deposits identified 17 years ago has stayed hidden in Government files in Bangladesh. Now, exploration is to be fast-tracked.... How World Bank would tackle China’s surplus 26-09-2007 CHINA NEEDS to lift energy prices and spending on education and health, and allow appreciation of its currency if it is to stem its current account surplus, says David Dollar, Head of the World Bank in China.... Philippines pushes ahead with infrastructure plans 03-09-2007 CHINESE AND KOREAN interests are competing head-to-head for infrastructure projects in the Philippines. Roads, ports, airports and railway development has been prioritised by the Government in its new Budget now cleared by Congress.... ‘Made-in-China’ in damage control 03-09-2007 FOOD SAFETY has become a global issue for China, with governments from Singapore and Hong Kong to Europe and the United States putting Made-in-China products under scrutiny. Suddenly, the Made-in-China label is vulnerable....   [1]   [2]   [3]   [4]   [5]   [6]   [7]   [8]   [9]   [10]   « Next 10 »     Home    |    Advertising    |    Archives    |    About Us    |    Contact Web Production & Management: WEBONAUTICS © ASIA TODAY ONLINE. All rights reserved.