Friday, December 6 2019 | ASIA TODAY INTERNATIONAL - Reporting the Business that Matters in Asia
SYDNEY - A new report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) examines how Pacific island countries (PICs) and Indian Ocean island states (IO island states) are managing and prioritising their maritime security challenges.The report, which refers to these islands as the 'Indo-Pacific island states', says they face an intricate offshore tapestry.
SINGAPORE -- Amid an entrenched trade war, historic Asia-Pacific debt issuance, and record U.S. economic expansion, world credit markets are being pushed and pulled in several directions, says a new report from S&P Global Ratings.
SYDNEY - In a comment on latest Australian GDP figures, an HSBC global research report says growth is still sluggish, but past the trough. The bank expects a further cut in the cash rate to 0.50% in Q1 2020.
HONG KONG - Addressing close to 300 business leaders from 35 countries and regions at ,the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Forum yesterday, Margaret Fong, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, , said that while Hong Kong was undoubtedly going through a challenging time, the city was characterised by adaptability and resilience.
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Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition - Janet Yellen, former Chair of the US Federal Reserve, now with the Brookings Institution, will be keynote speaker at the 13th annual Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong. Visit aff@hktdc.org
