Recently added articles from Market Asia Pacific:
Consistent strength for the Australian retail sector.
Nov 01, 2007 ... A retail analyst at RNCOS, a Delhi based research and consulting firm, says the following about Australia's retail sector: "The retail industry in Australia is among the world's fastest growing industries." Reacting to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports of August ...
A perspective on food marketing in Asia.
Nov 01, 2007 ... The diet of Asian consumers--particularly Asian middle class consumers--is becoming increasingly "westernized." This is one of the intriguing conclusions put forward in a research paper presented to a conference organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Food ...
Private consumption in Thailand declines.(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Thailand's biggest commercial bank, the Bangkok Bank, reviewed the country's economic situation for the first half of 2007 and said the following about private consumption. "Private consumption and investment were negatively affected as political instability dampened consumers' and ...
Malaysia's economy continues expanding.(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Looking ahead to the first quarter 2008, the Malaysia Department of Statistics says that the country's economy will continue expanding. This conclusion is based on the most recent Leading Indicators report (September 2007) published by the statistics agency. Specifically, the forecast ...
Hong Kong's elite buy major assets.(Survey)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Hong Kong's elite consumers are getting wealthier--and acquiring major assets. This is the central conclusion about these high income Hong Kong residents, which appears in the results of the PAX media survey conducted by the global market research firm Synovate. The results were released ...
Japan consumer confidence softening.
Nov 01, 2007 ... According to an October 14, 2007 report filed by Kyodo News (New York), "Consumer sentiment in Japan for September rose to the highest level in more than eight years, reflecting the economic upturn, particularly improved employment, the government said Thursday." But the ...
China: Growth--and growing pains.
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Daily Telegraph (London) reported the following on October 20, 2007. "For the first time in modern history, China will next year contribute more to global economic growth than the United States [US]." The Telegraph pointed out that while China's economy was still far ...
Philippines: Stable politically; growing GDP.
Nov 01, 2007 ... At the moment, political stability appears to prevail in the Philippines. The controversial current president did manage to maintain solid support in the May 2007 elections in the Philippines House of Representatives. The Senate vote saw significant opposition gains, but since the House of ...
