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India: Exporters worried

The arrival of the new Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its mandate for...
PM to lead China trade mission

PM to lead China trade mission

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will lead a trade mission in China beginning November 5
China takes baby steps toward judicial reform

China takes baby steps toward judicial reform

The Fourth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee meeting at the end of last month produced a raft of legal reforms aimed at creating a more professional and efficient judiciary. If these reforms are implemented as set out in the official communique, they will add tone and colour to the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, which came into force on October 1.

Laos: $10 billion building in doubt

Eyebrows are being raised in Laos over the much-hyped plans by the Akane Farm Sole Co. Ltd. to ...

Southeast Asia: Africa, Latin America eyed

When the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) create their economic community of ...

India: Bank forsees GDP rise

The World Bank is predicting that the growth in India’s gross domestic product will accelerate if...

Malaysia: Gas subsidies get tune-up

Malaysia is to revamp its gasoline subsidy program, which costs the exchequer the equivalent of ...

Japan: Scandals could take tax toll

Political scandals in Japan are raising questions whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have the clout next year to...
Real test is yet to come for Indonesia’s new president

Real test is yet to come for Indonesia’s new president

Amid the optimism and celebration last week around the inauguration of Joko Widodo as Indonesia’s president there were dark shadows as the country’s special interests and traditional power brokers prepare to try to block his economic reform agenda.

Singapore: Middle class sweats retirement

Over half of middle-class Singaporeans say their greatest challenge is saving enough for their retirement