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Thai Elections Promise More Turmoil
The country's first election since a military coup in 2014 will probably not lead to stability in the near future.
Author: Tom Clouse
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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Defaults Rising On Chinese Corporate Bonds
Defaults in China's corporate sector have spiked.
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US-China Trade Spat Hampers APEC Cooperation
US-China trade war isn't the only dimension of conflict between the two nations.
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Betting On Neighborliness In The South China Sea
Tensions in the South China Sea result in new agreement.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
China Pulls Back From Investments Abroad
External regulation and internal economics curb Beijing's appetite for investing around the globe.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Vietnam: Pro-Business Message Pays Off
After posting its lowest growth rate in 13 years in 2012, Vietnam’s economy is showing signs of revival. Industrial production expanded by 5.3% in the first eight months of this year, with exports and imports up by 14.7% and 14.9% ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Cambodia: Opposition’s Social Media Win
MILESTONES By Thomas Clouse Cambodia’s prime minster Hun Sen and his Cambodian Peoples’ Party will remain in power, following a closely contested and controversial election on July 28. According to preliminary results, the CPP won 68 of 123 ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Emerging Markets Roundup: China
WAGE GAP CLOSES AS GOVERNMENT EMBARKS ON SOCIAL REFORMS By Thomas Clouse China announced plans last month to reduce its wealth distribution gap through a series of measures—such as raising minimum wages, loosening lending and deposit rates and increasing ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Milestone: Drama-Free Year Expected For Asean
MILESTONES: BRUNEI By Thomas Clouse The small country of Brunei Darussalam must navigate challenging terrain in the coming months after taking over the chairmanship of Asean at the beginning of the year. Brunei, whose approximately 400,000 citizens enjoy one ...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Newsmaker: Blast From The Past As Park Geun-Hye Is Elected PM
NEWSMAKERS: SOUTH KOREA By Thomas Clouse South Korea will swear in 60-year-old Park Geun-hye as the country’s first female prime minister this month, after she narrowly defeated her more liberal competitor, Moon Jae-in, in the general election in December. ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Emerging Markets Roundup: China
SEC PROBE CASTS SHADOW ON CHINESE FIRMS’ US LISTINGS By Thomas Clouse The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the Chinese branches of five international accounting firms in December for failing to provide information related to ...