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Overall, stronger optimism towards the macroeconomic environment was the key driver underpinning regional sentiment, UOB said.
Asean Business

Singapore, Thailand lift Asean consumer confidence as regional outlook diverges: UOB survey

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Thai exports rose 17.6 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2026.
Asean Business

Thai June exports rise 20.8% on year, higher than forecast

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This is the Thai real estate group’s first strategic financing partnership with OCBC.
Banking & Finance

OCBC, Asset World Corp ink pact with US$200 million sustainability-linked loan

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Kwap manages pension contributions from about 177,700 pensionable employees and administers pension payments to more than 810,000 retired civil servants and beneficiaries.
Asean Business

Five things to know about Malaysia’s Kwap-eFishery controversy

MALAYSIAPension funds

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Executives from Mandiri Manajemen Investasi, BRI Manajemen Investasi, BNI Asset Management and PNM Investment Management with share-purchase agreements transferring control of their firms to Danantara Asset Management.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right, front) and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left, front) meeting on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers' gathering in Manila on Jul 22.
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Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta says the country’s greatest contribution to Asean is stability.
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Overall, stronger optimism towards the macroeconomic environment was the key driver underpinning regional sentiment, UOB said.
Asean Business

Singapore, Thailand lift Asean consumer confidence as regional outlook diverges: UOB survey

2026-07-24T08:17:10.000Z
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A Chinese vessel at the Scarborough Shoal came within about 7 m of a Philippine fisheries boat, creating “a serious risk of collision”, said the Philippine Coast Guard on Jul 24.
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Philippines accuses China of using water cannon on its vessels for a second day in latest South China Sea incident      

2026-07-24T06:48:58.000Z
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Kwap manages pension contributions from about 177,700 pensionable employees and administers pension payments to more than 810,000 retired civil servants and beneficiaries.
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Asean Business

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