Southeast Asian markets have benefitted from the ongoing US-China tensions, emerging as a major area for businesses looking for diversification and to tap a young, digital savvy workforce.
A new government is to take office in Malaysia for the first time in its history. What does the fall of Najib Razak mean for corporate treasurers and CFOs doing business in the country?
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The Sibos Corporate Forum offered treasurers a chance to tell the banks what they really need from them. Some queried whether they would even need to use banking services in the future.
Three regional banks are gearing up to open their branches in Myanmar – a symbolic and political move that has been pushed through ahead of the country’s elections, CT understands.