What are the prospects for a country with no stock market (ok there is one, but there are only two stocks and foreigners cannot buy them), that lacks a real banking system and is only just emerging from isolation for… Read More ›
Singapore
The China Connection: Trade and Business ties with Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore
This week a take a concise look at some of China’s southern neighbours, all of which have significant ethnic Chinese populations, which helps to account for their strong trade and political connections with the PRC. Thailand China has made significant… Read More ›
The Geopolitics of the Straits of Malacca
The Straits of Malacca This narrow gap separating Indonesia and the tip of the Malay Peninsula was long recognised by the British as the fulcrum of trade and military power in East Asia and one of the “keys” along with Gibraltar and… Read More ›
Putting Down Roots: Chinese Investment in Global Real Estate
This week I’m looking at what is currently a red hot trend, namely Chinese investment in global property and real estate, which just happens to tie in very well with an extremely exciting talk I’m giving on the 17 April… Read More ›
Book Review: The Origins of International Banking in Asia
I just had my first book review published for the LSE book review site. The book looks at the development of International banks in Asia and the growth of Far Eastern financial centres. The full review can be found at… Read More ›
Five Things You Need To Know About Chinese – South East Asian Relations
In 2015 South East Asia will become a cohesive economic zone of 10 nations; Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. The ASEAN region has 600 million people and has a total of USD 231… Read More ›
