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China said to draft plans for financial sector opening

Economy | World
The plan may include permission for foreign institutions to control their local nancesector JVs
BEIJING • China’s central bank is drafting a package ...

Superpower India set to replace China

Economy | World
by BLOOMBERG
SYDNEY • India is poised to emerge as an economic superpower, driven in part by its young population, while China and the Asian Tigers age ...
China

Good time to reform when China’s confidence is high

Economy | Opinion
By CHRISTOPHER BALDING / Pic By BLOOMBERG
If you only read the headlines — or, say, my columns — you might be pessimistic about China’s economy. ...

GST likely to surpass RM42b target

Economy
The YTD collection is already higher than what was achieved in the corresponding period last year
By P PREM KUMAR & MARK RAO / ...
MRT

Moody’s: Infrastructure spending spurs broad-based economic growth

Economy | Money
Persisting solid external demand and ongoing govt infrastructure spending to support more investment by private businesses for Malaysia and Hong Kong
...

EU working on digital tax to stem out ow of ‘bags of money’

Economy
By BLOOMBERG
PARIS • European Union (EU) finance ministers are developing a new way to tax digital companies such as Amazon.com Inc and Facebook Inc to ...

Chinese economy on a sustainable path

Economy | Opinion
By FUNDSUPERMART RESEARCH TEAM / pic by BLOOMBERG
China’s equity markets have performed decently thus far in 2017. The onshore and offshore ...
Malaysia’s trade

Experts hail Malaysia’s drive to spur US ties

Economy | News
Analysts have commended Malaysia’s commitment to further improve ties with the US, following Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak’s recent visit to ...

US inflation picks up after 5-month weakness

Economy
Policymakers meeting next week are expected to keep rates on hold
by BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON • Inflation may finally be getting back on track to reach the ...

Australia employment surges in August

Economy | World
SYDNEY • Australian employment climbed more than twice as much as estimated in August, led by a jump in full-time roles. The jobless rate held steady as ...

China’s economy cools again as industry, retail, investment slow

Economy | World
By BLOOMBERG
BEIJING • The pace of China’s economic expansion unexpectedly cooled further last month after a lacklustre July, as factory output, ...

Oil prices higher but O&G firms still struggling

Economy | News
O&G service and equipment firms need to make tough choices to stay afloat
by MARK RAO / Pic by BLOOMBERG STAYING afloat is the name of the game ...