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09-Apr-18 2017 was a big year for e-commerce in Southeast Asia, with a stunning 41% CAGR. Amazon's market entrance, record-breaking sales by Lazada and the increasing capital deployed by Alibaba and Tencent were industry-shaping events in the year. [image: The Startup]
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09-Apr-18 The Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia together with its promotional arm Tourism Malaysia, will collaborate with Tencent Holdings to create a digital tourism economy to attract Chinese outbound travellers to the country. [image: TTG Asia]
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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 US private equity firm TPG is in talks to buy a stake in a Thai hospital specialising in fertility treatments. Jetanin Institute for Assisted Reproduction is seeking an outside investor for the business, valued at USD400-500 mn. [image: Bangkok Post]
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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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