More than 30 foreign observers are currently in the country to monitor the Philippines’ midterm elections. Organised by the Compact for Peaceful and Democratic Elections (Compact), the foreign observers attended the formal launching of
The United Nations launched the “Zero Hunger Challenge in Asia and the Pacific” here recently in the presence of national leaders, calling on governments, farmers, scientists, business, civil society and consumers to join hands
The World Bank will continue to provide Vietnam with support as much as possible, WB East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President Axel van Trotsenburg told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a
Three large banks scrapped zero-interest rate mortgages, their standard offer at the Money Expo for 13 years, to abate regulators’ concerns about a property bubble. Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Kasikornbank (KBank) and Bangkok Bank
HOPES of a single Asean currency in the future, as the region integrates, faded yesterday as the association’s secretary general said that the grouping will not adopt a common denomination. Le Luong Minh said
MALAYSIA’S foreign reserve level is likely to rise to a record US$144.6 billion (RM429 billion) by year-end, buoyed by the tidal wave of global capital flows, CIMB Investment Bank says. “We remain cautiously optimistic
Azerbaijan sees Malaysia as an advanced Muslim country and regards it as the ‘Tiger of Southeast Asia,’ backed by good economic reforms and rapid development, Azerbaijan Ambassador-Designate to Malaysia, Prof Dr Qaley Allahverdiyev, said.
Account holders who turn 55 between July 1 and June 30 next year will need to set aside a minimum sum of $148,000 in their CPF retirement account. This is up from the $139,000
The market share of Islamic lenders in Indonesia during the first quarter of 2013 reached nearly 5 percent for the first time ever, Bank Indonesia said on Wednesday. The market share of Shariah-compliant banks
CIMB Bank Bhd, the bank arm of CIMB Group Holdings Bhd, has been granted a banking licence in Hong Kong. This licence was given out by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) under the