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Who will follow Sri Lanka into a debt crisis?
News Sri Lanka defaulted on its debt in May as soaring global food prices and a tourism slowdown collided with years of profligate state spending. Which countries could follow?
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Vietnam makes its mark on the global stage
News Electronics manufacturers are moving into Vietnam, partly in response to manufacturing delays caused by lockdowns in China. The country’s textile industry is booming, too.
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What's behind Sri Lanka’s crippling debt crisis?
Briefings Sri Lanka has been hit by a triple whammy of economic shocks and has gone to the IMF for a bailout. It may just be the first domino to fall in a global debt crisis.
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Investor optimism ebbs in Indian stockmarkets
News India’s BSE Sensex stockmarket index has fallen by almost 8% so far this year. Interest rates are on the rise, and foreign investors have been selling up.
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The return of the Marcos dynasty to the Philippines
Profiles The Philippines has elected Bongbong Marcos as president, three decades after his family was ousted from power in a popular revolution. What does that bode for the future?
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Singaporean stocks: a cheap play on life after Covid
News Singapore is returning to normal after the pandemic, with almost every sector in the stockmarket set to benefit.
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The emerging-markets debt crisis
Briefings Slowing global growth, surging inflation and rising interest rates are squeezing emerging economies harder than most. Are we on the brink of a major catastrophe?
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Indonesia aims to step up its economic growth
News Indonesia's economic growth has lagged that of neighbours such as the Philippines and Vietnam. But soaring commodity prices could change that.
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The best markets in Asia and how to invest in them
Cover Story China and Indonesia should do well over the next year, while India and Vietnam have exceptional long-term prospects. From tech giants to banks, there are plenty of cheap stocks, says Rupert Foster
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