Tag: Asia Pacific
Vaccination Rollouts in Asia Pacific Likely to be Extended Until 2022
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - IHS Markit said large disparities in road infrastructure and healthcare provision are widespread within the Asia - Pacific, potentially causing the most significant...
JLL: Indonesia is One of the Emerging Markets to Drive Asia...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Asia Pacific’ data centre is poised to enter a new cycle of growth, led by the region’ larger emerging markets, according to a...
ADB Launches US$9B Vaccine Facilities for Asia Pacific
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a US$9 billion' Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX), an offering rapid and equitable support to...
IHS Markit: RCEP Boost Asia – Pacific Trade Outlook
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Asia-Pacific exports suffered a severe slump in the first half of 2020 due to the shockwaves from the global COVID-19 pandemic and widespread...
Fitch: Airports May Not Fully Recover Until Late 2024
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Global airport traffic levels may not fully recover to pre-pandemic levels until fourth quarter (4Q) of 2024, says Fitch Ratings in a new...
Coronavirus Continues to Pressure Indonesian Corporates’ Liquidity
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Fitch Ratings expects signs of recovery in business activity in Indonesia in second half (2H) of 2020 following some easing of social distancing...
Prequin: APAC-Focused PEVC Reaches US$1.3T in AUM
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Asia Pacific (APAC) focused private equity and venture capital' (PEVC) assets under management (AUM) have surged in recent years, hitting a record-high...
S&P: Some Refineries in Asia-Pacific Region Cut Runs
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - While many refineries in the Asia-Pacific region have been ramping up runs, some, especially in Indonesian and India, are now reducing throughput...
APAC Banks Race to Adapt as COVID-19 Accelerates Structural Changes
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Moody's Investors Service says in a new report that the profitability of Asia-Pacific (APAC) banks will deteriorate over the next few years as the coronavirus...
Indonesia, Others Commits to Sign the RCEP in This Year
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia and other members of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) committed to sign the agreement in this year. The decision has been made during a virtual ministerial...
The Office will Remain But Employee Experience will be Different
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Companies in the Asia Pacific are reviewing their commercial real estate strategy amid a lockdown policy imposed by the government and work-from-home arrangements...
IATA: Indonesia’s Passenger Demand Could Drops 33%
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast Indonesia' aviation passenger demand sector could drops 33 percent or around 45.35 million in this year against...
ADB Pledges Loan Budget US$2.7B for Indonesia
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to raising the loan budget to Indonesia from last year worth of US$ 1.7 billion...
Economic Growth to Slow Across Asia Pacific
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The coronavirus outbreak adds to other pressures on growth in Asia Pacific, with the impact felt primarily through trade and tourism, and...
Coronavirus Economic Shockwave Hits the APAC Aviation Industry
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The Asia Pacific commercial aviation industry is being hit by a massive economic shockwave from the escalating novel coronavirus crisis sweeping across the...
Governments Most Exposed to Economic Repercussions of Coronavirus Tend to Have...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The coronavirus outbreak poses increasing risks to the growth outlook for a number of countries in particular in Asia Pacific, but that...
Fitch: Coronavirus’ Severity Will Frame Effect on Corps, Sovereigns
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The scale of the current Wuhan coronavirus outbreak would have to increase substantially to have a significant impact on credit ratings, says Fitch...
Wuhan Virus: Economic Risks to the Asia-Pacific Region
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The outbreak of a SARS-like coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan is developing into a major potential economic risk to the Asia - Pacific region...
Moody’s: Negative outlook for APAC Sovereigns in 2020
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Moody's Investors Service says outlook for Asia Pacific (APAC) sovereign creditworthiness in 2020 is negative, underpinned by slower economic growth, a turbulent external environment...
Economic Impact of Rising Oil Prices on Asia-Pacific Economies
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The significant escalation in geopolitical tensions in the Middle East has already pushed up world crude oil prices sharply in the...
Asia Pacific Dividends to Hit Record High in 2020
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Ordinary dividends paid by companies in Asia Pacific (APAC) will hit a record with total amount of US$524.2 billion. Despite headwinds stemming from...
ADB Investing Over US$1B to Help Pacific’s Renewable Energy Transition
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStoriess) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest over US$1 billion worth of energy projects in the Pacific from 2019 to 2021, said...
Moody’s Expands Coverage of Emerging Markets
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Moody's Investors Service has launched the third edition of its Emerging Markets (EM) Chartbook, with a much-expanded level of coverage of...
Developing Asia Needs to Invest More Than 5% of GDP for...
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) — Developing Asian countries need to invest more than 5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade to...
Indonesia Officially Become Human Rights Council Members
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesia has officially become the member of Human Rights Council (HRC) of United Nation (UN), said the minister today (10/18). The memberships...
Allert! The Ability of Indonesian Companies to Pay Debt Vulnerable
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - The high corporate leverage across Asia Pasific is posing increasing risk to the region banks, as slower economic growth, rising trade...
IHS Markit: Assessing the Risk of a Currency War
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - People's Bank of China has devalued the Renminbi become weaker than RMB7 against the US Dollar for the first time since the global...
APAC Real Estate Investment Reaches US$86B in 1H 2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Asia Pacific (APAC) real estate transaction volumes have hit a historic high of US$86 billion in the first half (1H) of...
Indonesian Jualo Raises Funds US$30M from Singapore’ Carro
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) - Indonesian e-commerce site Jualo.com raised fresh funding US$30 million from Singapore-based automotive marketplace Carro as part of its Series B round. The latest funds...
Moody’s: Stable Outlook for Asia Pacific Sovereigns in 2019
JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) -- Moody's Investors Service says that its outlook for sovereign creditworthiness in Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2019 is stable overall, reflecting its expectations...
