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Singapore
Covered for life
Tan Hak Leh is accustomed to occupying lofty corporate positions as an insurance executive with 25 years of industry experience, 17 of them in management positions in Singapore. But the chief executive officer of AIA Thailand turns out to be very down-to-earth in person, soft-spoken and easy to chat with.
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India
Thailand seeks Indian support for new RCEP regional trade bloc
Thailand is looking for India's support to help settle talks and conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the end of this year.
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Israele
Business in brief: TASE CEO says government is undercutting capital markets
Tel Aviv shares mark their fifth rise in last six sessions ■ Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway sees Teva holding lose $264 million in value ■ Ratio Petroleum soars on start of Guyana oil exploration ■ Plus500 admits to typo that misled investors about losses
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Portogallo
A remodelação confirma o peso político de Pedro Nuno Santos, afirma Marques Mendes
O comentador considerou ainda que o crescimento da economia é medíocre acrescentando que se "anda a brincar com coisas sérias", referindo-se ao 17º lugar que Portugal ocupa em termos de PIB per capita. "Isto deve-se às más políticas que temos seguido. Estamos permanentemente a baixar de divisão. Isto acontece porque ...
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Portogallo
Topo da agenda: o que não pode perder na economia e nos mercados esta semana
Início da semana ficará marcado pela apresentação da análise da OCDE à economia portuguesa. Nos mercados, destaque para a apresentação dos resultados dos CTT- Correios de Portugal e do BCP.
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Cina
China seeks to curb abuses by ‘bad loan’ banks
Regulator wants bad-debt managers to focus on core business and avoid shadow banking
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Giappone Regno Unito
UK-Japan trade talks sour after ministers’ letter
Tokyo baffled at UK foreign and trade ministers’ tactics on eve of meeting
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Nuova Zelanda
Port of Tauranga wrestles trade off Auckland but southern arm lags
New Zealand's biggest port at Tauranga surged on higher exports and a slowdown at rival Ports of Auckland.
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Kenya
BAT says City tobacco bill ‘extreme’
British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya says a proposed tobacco law by Nairobi County pushing for strict requirements could disrupt retail business.
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Turchia
Turkey to reduce dependence on foreign energy: Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Feb. 16 that Turkey aims to reduce its dependence on foreign energy sources.