ECONOMY Thai economic growth in the third quarter will likely expand at a higher pace than in the second quarter, as a gradual recovery in developed economies, particularly the US, can help to raise exports, says a […]

President Barack Obama, prodding Congress to consider fresh economic proposals after two years of gridlock, called for restructuring business taxes so long as the initial revenue generated goes toward job creation. In a speech today in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Obama said years of budget fights have diverted attention from the need to help middle-income Americans recover […]

ANGOLA is a land of promise and plenty. Richly endowed with minerals, water and arable land, its citizens laid down their weapons little more than a decade ago, after 27 years of mostly unremitting civil conflict that followed a long struggle against Portuguese colonialism. Now the more than $100bn economy is showing the effects of […]

Warehouse space in China and Japan continues to appeal to institutional investors despite concerns over the impact of China’s slowing economic growth. Leading the investment charge in the sector are such powerful institutions as the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Dutch pension fund Stichting Pensioenfunds APG, and Global Logistics Properties, the Singapore-based warehouse operator […]