Volatility is perhaps the best word to describe Taiwan’s 2022. Though initial economic forecasts expected Taiwan to continue its strong growth from 2021, Taiwan’s actual annual GDP growth rate — 2.43% — was nearly half of 2022’s projected 4.42%. Actual growth in the fourth quarter contracted 0.86%, a rare 5% departure from the original forecast of a […]Continue Reading
China’s exports to Southeast Asia jumped by 20% in 2022, despite a year-on-year decline in China’s total exports driven by a 19% drop in exports to the US and a 17% drop in exports to the European Union. Southeast Asia’s 700 million people stand at the cusp of an economic transformation comparable to the rise […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI: India’s securities regulator said Saturday (Feb 4) that markets were stable and protected from further volatility, following a phenomenal share rout that hit the business empire of tycoon Gautam Adani. The combined market cap of Adani Group’s listed companies has collapsed by around US$120 billion – about half of the conglomerate’sContinue Reading
While ticket scalping instinctively feels unfair, there are significant downsides to legislating against it, experts say.Continue Reading
China is one of the few countries which are committed to expanding negotiations with the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Beijing hopes to expand its use of vast natural resources while also improving its very own geopolitical security. In mid-2021 China made welcome a Taliban delegation, showing its willingness to recognize the Taliban government as the US signaled […]#@@#@!!Continue Reading
In an exclusive interview Globe sat down with Nora Abu-Bakar, publisher at Penguin Random House Southeast Asia, to discuss bringing regional authors to the international stage and how social media is driving a love for reading
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At the end of 2022, there were reports of long queues of employees in Ho Chi Minh City who had been waiting since dawn at several local offices to claim lump sum payments from their social insurance premiums. Many Vietnamese workers view their social insurance premiums as a kind of savings mechanism and are inclined to seek early access […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Financial contagion fears spread in India on Friday (Feb 3) as the Adani Group’s crisis worsened, with ratings agency Moody’s warning the conglomerate may struggle to raise capital and S&P cutting the outlook on two of its businesses. Chaotic scenes in both houses of India’s parliament led toContinue Reading
MUMBAI: Shares in the flagship company of beleaguered Native indian tycoon Gautam Adani were repeatedly suspended on Friday (Feb 3) as a rout triggered by accusations of accounting scams deepened. Adani Enterprises fell ten per cent at the open up and plunged by as much as 25 per centContinue Reading
MUMBAI: Shares in the flagship firm of beleaguered Indian tycoon Gautam Adani were repeatedly suspended on Friday (Feb 3) because the rout triggered by allegations of human resources fraud deepened. Adani Enterprises dropped 10 per cent on the open and stepped by as much as 25 percent at oneContinue Reading