Malaysia’s tourism industry taxis towards recovery

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Malaysia’s tourism industry taxis towards recovery Higher tourist spending and longer holiday stays are supporting Malaysia’s efforts to reignite its tourism industry, bolstered by a more favourable exchange rate. Despite weaker arrival figures in the first quarter of the year, high-profile developments, including Malaysia’s role as chair of ASEAN this year and planned changes to visa requirements for ... Read more > In partnership with: 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’s tourism industry taxis towards recovery Higher tourist spending and longer holiday stays are supporting Malaysia’s efforts to reignite its tourism industry, bolstered by a more favourable exchange rate. Read more > Competition heating up in Jordan for 4G services With a 4G licence recently awarded in Jordan and mobile operators rapidly rolling out new networks and services, increased competition is likely to boost connection and download speeds for consumers over the coming years.  Read more > Mongolia awaits economic rebound in 2016 The current drive in Mongolia to promote growth and foreign investment appears likely to yield results, as a key breakthrough in a long-running dispute over the expansion of a mine will help act as a stimulus for a 10-year, $1bn sovereign issue in the coming months. Read more > Latest Report The Report: Indonesia 2015 Indonesia is transforming from a resources- and consumption-based economy to a more manufacturing- and investment-oriented one, working to build an industrial base that will allow it to reduce its dependence on imports and keep more value within the economy. Following his inauguration in October 2014, President Joko Widodo quickly took a number of vital and positive steps that so far are increasing opportunities for foreign direct investment. Find out more >