Malaysia steers ASEAN towards economic union

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Malaysia steers ASEAN towards economic union A summit of the ASEAN group of countries in April, hosted in Malaysia, brought the bloc one step closer to realising plans to launch the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the start of 2016. Media headlines focused on an unexpectedly strong position against ... Read more > OBG's website makes our content easy to find and read.  You are able to read 5 of our premium articles for free each day and we invite you to visit the new site and take advantage of this access.  Use our keyword search to find relevant articles and log in to change your email preferences.  If you do not know your login details, use the ‘Forgotten Password’ function to reset these (your username is the email address which received this email). Latest Economic News Updates Malaysia steers ASEAN towards economic union A summit of the ASEAN group of countries in April, hosted in Malaysia, brought the bloc one step closer to realising plans to launch the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the start of 2016. Read more > Venta de colombiana Isagen seguirá adelante pese a rechazo El gobierno colombiano fijó el 19 de mayo como fecha para vender su participación mayoritaria de 57,6% en la generadora de electricidad Isagen, en una subasta que según estimaciones recaudará 5,2 trillones de pesos colombianos (USD 2,18 mil millones).  Read more > Ghana secures growth with major port investments Several years of rapid hydrocarbons-fuelled growth in Ghana have put increasing pressure on its transport infrastructure, prompting a spate of expansion projects that will increase capacity for bulk and container handling, as well as specialised oilfields services.  Read more > Latest Report The Report: Mongolia 2015 Given the significant foreign direct investment needed to achieve its development goals, Mongolia has strong motivation to improve its attractiveness to investors. The government is therefore adjusting its policies, while new laws are expected to gradually reinvigorate foreign investment flows. Find out more >