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28-Jan-19 State-owned Saudi Aramco plans to invest up to USD1.6 bn for a nearly 20 percent stake in South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank, expanding its foothold in one of its biggest Asian buyers of crude oil. [image: Reuters / Hamad I Mohammed]
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08-Jan-19 As Asia’s prostate cancer burden grows, so do opportunities for medical device companies with products to diagnose and treat the disease. Leading medical-device firms are moving into markets across Asia to promote their most innovative products. [image: MedTech Intelligence]
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Jan-19 The recovery in emerging market and developing economies has stalled. India is a bright spot where strengthening investment and robust consumption will drive 7.3 percent GDP growth. East Asia remains a fast-growing region but growth will moderate to 6 percent in 2019 as global demand slows and financial conditions tighten. Brazil is forecast to lead Latin America with 2.2 percent growth. And in MENA, while GCC oil exporters accelerate to 2.6 percent growth they will be outstripped by Egypt at 5.6 percent thanks to reforms. [image: World Bank]
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01-Nov-18 Emerging Asia’s imports grew by 10% year-on-year as of Aug-18, compared to 12% in July. China has increased imports Southeast Asia due to the shift of supply chains to lower-cost producers. [image: AFP]
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29-Oct-18 The cybersecurity workforce gap has widened to 2.9 mn globally. Asia-Pacific has the highest shortage, 2.14 mn, thanks to growing economies and new cybersecurity and data privacy legislation being enacted throughout the region. [image: REDPIXEL PL / Shutterstock]
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