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Apr-18 Rising geopolitical tensions, increased protectionism and unexpectedly abrupt tightening of global financial conditions pose downside risks to growth market economies, especially in Asia, says the World Bank. Growth in the key Asian region is projected to increase in 2018 and 2019. Indonesia, Brazil and India will all pick up pace, even as China moderates.
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30-Mar-18 Malaysia expects to generate hospital revenue of MYR2.8 bn (USD725 mn) by 2020, with target markets in Indonesia, Myanmar, China and Vietnam. In 2017 hospital revenue from one million healthcare travellers was was MYR1.3 bn (USD337 mn). [image: New Straits Times]
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23-Mar-18 The Malaysian city of Perak is embarking on an effort to woo travellers for medical tourism. Perak Tourism Committee Chairman said new flights from Medan (Indonesia) to Ipoh will allow people to access treatment in established hospitals conveniently. [image: The Star Online]
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28-Feb-18 Managing Director of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, lauded Indonesia's national health system saying "Indonesia may be the only country in the world, with such a large population, where the government covers the health insurance of the citizens." [image: Antara / Hanni Sofia Soepardi]
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08-Feb-18 From providing access to healthcare in rural and remote areas, to streamlining obsolete health data systems, connected care may be one solution to increase equity in developing economies, say executives at Philips. [image: Future Health Index]
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