Research houses lauds central bank’s monetary measures Research houses have lauded Bank Negara Malaysia’s latest monetary measures, saying they are expected to improve bond market liquidity, ease hedging activities and revive investors’ confidence. — New […]
Rice exports show slow growth Cambodian rice exports declined dramatically in March, causing the average export growth of the Kingdom’s dominant cash crop to increase by only 3 percent during the first quarter of this […]
mTouche says Thai project can hit RM2.6bil revenue The contract to build, install and operate the SMART4 public phone and WiFi hub terminals for Thailand’s state-owned TOT Public Co Ltd is estimated to be worth […]
World Bank Approves $100M in Loans for Schools, Rural Roads The World Bank approved $100 million in loans to Cambodia to bolster secondary education by improving schools and educators’ qualifications, and to make rural roads […]
Net foreign buying on Bursa dips to RM239.9m Foreign purchases on Bursa Malaysia continued at a measured pace in the week ended April 14 at RM239.9mil, which was significantly lower from the RM645.3mil the week […]
Malaysia mulls enforcing cap on foreign insurer ownership Malaysia is weighing tougher enforcement of a cap on foreign ownership of insurers as it seeks to boost local participation in the industry, people with knowledge of […]
P2P platform aims to disburse up to RM20mil to local SMEs Peer-to-peer (P2P) financing platform Funding Societies aims to disburse between RM10 million and RM20 million to 100 to 200 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) […]
Investment in Cambodia’s construction dips in Q1 Investment in Cambodia’s construction sector saw a 22-percent decline in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, the Khmer Times reported on Wednesday, […]
Huge potential in southern Thailand-Malaysia cross-border trade The cross-border trade between southern Thailand and Malaysia has the potential to grow about 400,000 20-ft equivalent unit (TEUs) of cargo per annum. — The Star Online Cashless […]
CBS completes merger with Legend Tiger Cambodia Broadcasting Service (CBS), a subsidiary of business tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group, has finalised its merger with TV advertising company Legend Tiger Investment Co Ltd, creating the nation’s […]
‘FIRE SALES’ AT PETRONAS TO RAISE CASH FOR NAJIB REGIME? OIL MAJORS EYE STAKE IN OFFSHORE SARAWAK GAS FIELD Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) proposed sale of a stake in a gas field offshore Sarawak has […]
Cambodia’s microfinance shakeup: in whose interest? With Cambodia’s microfinance sector reeling from the central bank’s controversial decision to introduce an interest rate cap, Southeast Asia Globe investigates the repercussions — Southeast Asia Globe MFIs predict […]