Elevated borrowing costs are adding to risks that some companies may default on their debt as central banks keep interest rates higher for longer to contain inflation
Economy, Policy & Business
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We speak with Marc Leong of Maybank Singapore about Singapore’s SMEs
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Implications of the Financial Services and Markets (Amendment) Bill 2023
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What strategies can be used to mitigate the risks associated with increased interest rates?
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Asia’s industries, primarily manufacturing, fuelled phenomenal economic growth and poverty reduction in recent decades. But today many countries are looking to the service sector as an alternative
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Long-term losses of 2% of global output due to shifting foreign direct investments underscore why global integration needs robust defence
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Asia should prioritise reforms that address the investment scarring from high corporate debt, mitigate education losses, and boost digitalisation
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Examining the fall of one of the startup community’s most reliable lenders, with shockwaves rippling across global markets
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Global trade may have struggled, but is still contributing to recovery and growth
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The outlook has brightened, but important longer-term challenges remain—including for China’s economy, the region's largest