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South-east Asia’s economic influence will grow

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The Fortune 500 is a list of the top US companies according to publicly available data, published each year since 1955. The South-east Asia list is the latest in a handful of…

Saudi Aramco’s immediate focus will be on gas catch up

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SAUDI ARABIA

Aramco is doubling down on a strategy to become a major player in the global gas sector, with higher production at home and abroad, while boosting efforts to convert an…

Philippine economy should perform solidly this year

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PHILIPPINES

Inflation is a top challenge for the government, which targets 6.0-7.0% GDP growth in 2024, compared with 5.5% in 2023. GDP grew by 5.7% year-on-year in the January-March quarter…

Vietnam party chief will push to bolster his position

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VIETNAM

He was unanimously elected by the party’s Central Committee to succeed Nguyen Phu Trong, who died on July 19 after a period of illness. The CPV general secretary is the most…

Pace of economic growth in Belarus will cool

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BELARUS

For the past year, growth was driven by growing exports to Russia and the easy availability of Russian loans. This contributed to robust growth in manufacturing and agriculture…

Japan will step up efforts to attract inward FDI

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JAPAN

Overseas investors' interest in Japan is being driven by global supply chain realignment and falling production costs due to yen depreciation. This promises to invigorate domestic…

China domestic stimulus and exports to spur 5% growth

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CHINA

The property crisis is at the heart of the slowdown, creating spillovers to almost all other sectors. Pressure is building on the government to implement more stimulus or risk…

Egypt’s balance of payments will get short-term relief

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EGYPT

These flows have been supplemented by a resurgence of portfolio investment in high-yielding government securities, while remittances are now flowing via the banking system rather…

Gradual, steady growth will continue in Guatemala

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GUATEMALA

While private consumption remained strong, driven by remittances and substantial bank credit growth, export performance weakened due to reduced US demand for maquila products…

US tech sector M&A could see a sharp expansion

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UNITED STATES

Large, publicly listed companies such as Hewlett Packard and IBM have led the way, looking to strengthen their positions in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and…