Tag: Asia

Asian shares skid as crude oil plumbs 12-year lows

Wed Jan 13, 2016/Reuters By Lisa Twaronite Asian shares skidded on Thursday in the wake of steep losses on Wall Street, while a rout in oil and commodities prices, with crude plumbing 12-year lows, heightened fears about the global economy. U.S. crude prices CLc1 were last down slightly at $30.47 […]

Unconventional Monetary Policies: Looking Ahead

Speech By Naoyuki Shinohara Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Tokyo, January 23, 2014 As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. It is my great pleasure to be here today to open this seminar on unconventional monetary policy. I would like to thank the government of Japan for its generosity in […]

Watchdog to allow foreign firms to list in Thai equity market

ONE OF THE main missions of the Securities and Exchange Commission this year is to allow foreign companies to list here, with listing rules to be completed within this quarter. It will also encourage companies in provincial areas to raise funds from the capital market in order to increase their […]