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Asia-Focused Hedge Funds See Significant Increase in Assets

September 22, 2011
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Recent analysis shows that Asia-focused hedge funds have brought in around $500 million in the month of August, raising the market’s total income to $7 billion in 2011. Eurekahedge, the hedge fund tracker based in Singapore, stated that this year has exceeded last year’s inflow by $3 billion. The study went on to indicate that Europe’s hedge fund industry gained $2.8 billion in August, while funds in the U.S. reached $.8 billion. Total Asian hedge fund assets tracked by...

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Australia Entering Armenia

June 29, 2011
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More Sheep Farms in Armenia It seems like anything goes in these days of global investment opportunities. Indeed, in a recent news report from Arka, the Armenian Development Agency (ADA) will be privy to a new investment program by a (yet to be named) Australian company. By next month, this will enable the set-up of sheep-breeding farms there, with a capacity of 5,000 sheep. This will take place in conjunction with regional administrations in Armenia and a “territory for...

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Good News for South Korea

June 27, 2011
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According to a recent FKI report (Federation of Korean Industries), there was good news for South Korea vis-à-vis investment opportunities, based on data assembled by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). Indeed, in an article on the report, the region’s business investment growth “ranked no. 1 among the world’s developed market economies,” in 2010. Now, it just has to keep up this title. Indeed, South Korea’s facility investment escalated 21.3 percent on-year last year which rendered it...

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China to Invest in Cambodia?

June 23, 2011
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According to the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, a group of Yunnan province investors (in China) has been looking into Cambodian investment opportunities and has found the possibilities most favorable there. The delegation, led by deputy chief of China International Economic Development and Cooperation Office, Cao Junde, met with Cham Parasidh, the Cambodian Minister of Commerce and Vice Chair of the Council for the Development of Cambodia. According to an article in China Daily, the Ministry said that “some of...

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Bangladesh Economic Development News

June 21, 2011
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Increasing Bangladesh Needs Bangladesh needs more electricity. In an effort to deal with this, the country is currently trying to acquiesce a further $7bn from foreign investments to construct power plants to respond to this need. According to Senior VP of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Saudi Arabia, Mahbubul Alam, it is actually worth investing in the country as he has found “lucrative returns” for his country. Indeed, as noted in a recent article, Alam said...

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Additional Asian Alliance

May 19, 2011
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Turkey and Vietnam Need to Join Forces It seems that if there was greater cooperation between Vietnam and Turkey, the economy climates of both countries would greatly benefit. According to an article in the Vietnam News, they need to get on to this though and start making real efforts so that they will thrive. This is the case for many areas such as: “economics, education and training, science and technology.” It was just two days ago that Nguyen...

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It’s Always Sunny in Singapore?

May 12, 2011
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Stable Singapore Stakes Is it true that things (financially-speaking) are that good in Singapore these days? Is that what is making the area so attractive for hedge funds, financiers and investors? Indeed the answer should be a resounding yes. The country is for sure facilitating things for these financiers as “setting up shop” is now deemed as much easier in Singapore than in any other Asian city. If you just take a look at Hong Kong you will see...

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Germany Goes to Chinatown?

May 10, 2011
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Germany Goes to Chinatown?

Well, not exactly. But there will be some mega-German investments in China. BMW is currently planning to advance development of its work in China with “investments to increase manufacturing capacity.” According to the company’s board of management chair, Norbert Reithofer, the Chinese really like the BMW vehicles and “anticipate” more growth for the company for the future. Mega Monies Investments Hence the company in Germany is combining its efforts with their “joint venture partner Brilliance” in an effort to...

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Indonesian Investments

May 8, 2011
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Indonesia and Malaysia Join Forces There have been substantial efforts made to encourage companies from Indonesia to make investments in Malaysia which, has also resulted in a re-balance of “bilateral investment between the two friendly neighbors.” According to Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (International Trade and Industry Minister for Malaysia), various companies from Indonesia have been discussion four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with four companies in Malaysia for possible investment opportunities there. He pointed out that once negotiations are completed,...

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Thailand Cambodian Trade News

May 3, 2011
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Border Clashes Negatively Impact Trade There’s going to be trouble with the Asian economy, and a lot of it. That’s if the situation between Thailand and Cambodia continues. Currently the border clashes there are so detrimental to good sentiments between the two countries, that even though trade is developing, without an end to these clashes, the market share of Thailand goods in Cambodia will be reduced. According to Kasikorn Research Center (KRC), what will happen is that Thai exporters...

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