BIZ: BEIJING-Alibaba: Jack Ma to step down as chairman in September 2019
Jack Ma Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to retire, say reports Ma, who has a net worth of $36.6bn, says retirement
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ASEANews HEADLINE: MANILA-Trump to blame for inflation – Duterte
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte blamed the tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump on certain products for record-high inflation in
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Digital Economy Could Add $1t to Southeast Asia’s GDP by 2025: Bain & Co
The digital economy can potentially add more than $1 trillion to Southeast Asia’s combined gross domestic product by 2025, once
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BIZ-MONEY: Forex as a way to get additional income
Surely you’ve heard something about Forex and must have wondered how one can make money on it. The article sheds
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ECONOMY: MANILA – Philippines Eyes Shift Back to Cheaper, Dirtier Fuel to Tame Inflation
Motorists drive through heavy traffic flow along Roxas boulevard in Metro Manila, Philippines. (Reuters Photo/Romeo Ranoco) . . Manila. The Philippines’
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BIZ-ECONOMY: SINGAPORE – Singapore Q2 GDP Likely Revised Higher on Stronger Factory Output
A view of the central business district in Singapore. (Reuters Photo/Edgar Su) . . Singapore. Singapore’s economy is expected to have
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LAUNDERING: ZURICH- Swiss Regulator: Rothschild Bank AG Broke Anti-Money Laundering Rules in 1MDB Case
A construction worker works in front of a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the Tun Razak Exchange development in
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MANILA – Economic managers: Political risks fail to dampen investors’ interest
In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the country’s growth is on track despite concerns raised by Moody’s
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ECONOMY: MANILA – ADB maintains 2018, 2019 growth forecast for Philippine economy
MANILA (Xinhua) – Asian Development Bank (ADB) has kept its economic growth estimates for the Philippines at 6.8 per cent
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ECONOMY-MONEY: Johannesburg – China Overloading Poor Nations With Debt, Top US Official Says
China is saddling poor nations with unsustainable debt through large-scale infrastructure projects that are not economically viable, the head of
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