Czech’s biggest automaker Skoda is set to complete its $500 million factory in northern Vietnam, its first in Southeast Asia, by the end of March.
Philippines plans $3.5 billion in global bond sales
The Philippines plans to sell US$3.5 billion in overseas debt this year, lower than last year, as heightened global uncertainties may prompt the government to borrow more domestically as rate cuts ...
Singaporean actor loses S$35,000 to pretty face in online scam in the Philippines
Mr Laurence Pang, 78, lost nearly 1.5 million pesos (S$35,000) after he was duped by “Mika”, a woman he met on a dating site, into investing his money in an online business scam in the Philippines.
DMCI sees cement business profitability to take 3 years
THE Consunji-led DMCI Holdings Inc. (PSE: DMC) expects its newly-acquired venture, cement firm Concreat Holdings Philippines Inc. (CHP), formerly Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc., may take three years ...
Management excellence for a progressive Philippines
As in the past, the Management Association of the Philippines’ (MAP) activities this year will be guided by a theme. For 2025, we will once again build on MAP’s legacy, its strengths, while forging ...
Investment and collaboration key to deepening Bangladesh-Malaysia partnership: BMCCI
Bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Malaysia are expected to deepen through new avenues for collaboration and investment, said Shabbir A Khan, president of the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of ...
Pakistan’s Reko Diq mine to generate $74 billion in free cash flow over 37 years, Barrick CEO says
The Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan is expected to generate approximately $74 billion in free cash flow over the next 37 years, based on consensus long-term prices, the CEO of joint owner ...
China’s vice president makes a stop to see Elon Musk on his way to Trump’s inauguration
Han Zheng is scheduled to attend the celebrations in Washington D.C. on Monday and is the most senior Chinese official to attend a U.S. inauguration.
Turning the financial tide for small island states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are on the front lines of climate change despite contributing the least to global greenhouse-gas emissions. This poses an existential risk to our ways of life, ...
Bahrain emerges as a business destination
Relatively low inflation and interest rate cuts in September and November 2024 enhance its appeal as a business destination ...