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World Bank-Infrastructure Gaps Vary across East Asia and the Pacific-and between Cities and Rural Areas
March 28, 2018--Lack of clean water facilities, roads in need of repairs, recurring power outages these are the realities of many developing countries, including in the East Asia and Pacific region.
The Status of Infrastructure Services in East Asia and Pacific, a report by the World Bank Group’s Infrastructure, PPPs, and Guarantees unit, or IPG Group, based at the Hub for Infrastructure and Urban Development in Singapore, shows in detail the infrastructure gaps that are critical for economic growth.
The findings reflect the composition of the region, a diverse mix of high-income and low-income economies with several large middle-income economies. Infrastructure access is also marked by fragmentation, with notable differences between low-income and high-income ASEAN countries, between ASEAN and the Pacific Islands countries, and between rural and urban areas.
view the World Bank The Status of Infrastructure Services in East Asia and Pacific report
Source: World Bank
Is China's Belt and Road working? A progress report from eight countries
March 28, 20-18--Beijing's infrastructure push clouded by project delays and mounting debt
The idea of transforming the ancient fishing village of Gwadar into a bustling port city has been around since at least 1954, when Pakistan commissioned the U.S. Geological Survey to examine its coastline.
Their conclusion: Gwadar, which sits on the Arabian Sea, would be an ideal location for a deep-water port.
Gwadar's potential went unrealized for decades, but it is now at the heart of a hugely ambitious plan known as the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC. China has pledged to spend $63 billion to bolster Pakistan's power plants, ports, airports, expressways and other infrastructure under the initiative, which Beijing positions as one of the pillars of its $1 trillion global Belt and Road Initiative championed by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Source: asia.nikkei.com
March 2018 Indonesia Economic Quarterly: Towards inclusive growth
March 27, 2018--Indonesia's economic growth picked up in the fourth quarter of 2017 to 5.2 percent year-on-year from 5.1 percent in the third quarter. Stronger growth was driven by higher domestic demand, especially investment.
For 2017 as a whole, GDP growth rose to 5.1 percent from 5.0 percent in 2016, the highest in four years. The stronger outturn was partly due to stronger investment and net exports, in line with the continued recovery in commodity prices, strong global growth and international trade flows.
view the World Bank March 2018 Indonesia Economic Quarterly: Towards inclusive growth
Source: World Bank
SET welcomes BMSCG ETF tracking mid and small-cap stocks with high CG scores
March 27, 2018--The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is ready to list
BCAP Mid Small CG ETF (BMSCG), the exchange-traded fund (ETF), managed by
Bangkok Capital Asset Management Co., Ltd. (BCAP) on March 27. BMSCG aims to
invest in securities which are components of BCAP Mid Small CG Index TR.
SET Senior Executive Vice President Rinjai Chakornpipat said that BMSCG is
designed to serve investors who looking for mid and small-cap stocks with good
corporate governance (CG) practices, rather than SET50, by investing in BCAP Mid
Small Cap CG Index TR, a newly developed index calculated by S&P Opco, LLC (a
subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) and with the copyright owned by
Bangkok Capital Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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Source: The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)
China's Economic Growth Stayed Strong In First Quarter, But Outlook Cloudy: Beige Book
March 27, 2018--China's economic activity remained strong in the first quarter, with hiring close to a record high, but the outlook is cloudy as two key growth engines- property and commodities-show signs of cooling, a private survey showed on Wednesday.
While first-quarter revenue looked strong, every sector except manufacturing saw profit growth weaken from late 2017, while investment and cash flow softened, according to the quarterly survey of thousands of Chinese firms by China Beige Book International (CBB).
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Source: kitco.com
Beijing has more weapons to use against US in a trade war, Chinese analysts say
March 24, 2018--Soybeans, tourism and Treasury bonds could all be options if Beijing wants to hurt Washington
On Thursday, the White House announced plans to introduce tariffs on US$60 billion worth of Chinese imports. The following day, Beijing hit back, saying it would levy 15 per cent tariffs on 120 types of US products, including fruit, wine and steel pipes, worth US$977 million,,and 25 per cent tariffs on a further eight other categories of goods, including pork and recycled aluminium, worth US$2 billion, if the tit-for-tat spat was not resolved.
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Source: South China Morning Post
Facebook to be removed from the BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF
March 23, 2018--The Responsible Investment Committee (RIC) of the
BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI)
has today determined that Facebook will
be removed from the index that ETHI is designed to track, and accordingly will be removed from the ETF.
The RIC is responsible for determining the list of securities that pass the responsible investment screens outlined in the index methodology.
Facebook has historically qualified for inclusion in the Fund’s index on the basis of its strong global leadership on carbon emission metrics (which are nearly 80% better than its industry peers) as well as its responsible advertising and other policies.
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Source: betashares.com.au
SSE's 1st Social Responsibility Report Released Today
March 23, 2018--Promoting the sustainable development of the capital market and being bold in undertaking the historical mission and responsibility endowed by the new era with the most sincere and most impartial ideas; and jointly addressing the challenges brought about by environmental protection and global climate change and being the pioneer in practicing social responsibility on the basis of the global integration blueprint.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) releases its 1st social responsibility report today to make public its social responsibility strategy and practice. It is a positive practice of corresponding to the green finance action plan of the UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative and also plays a demonstrative role of urging more listed companies to carefully fulfill their social responsibilities.
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Source: Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
SZSE Releases "Survey Report on Individual Investors 2017"
March 16, 2018--The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) recently conducted a survey on individual investors, the 9th such survey since 2009, in order to get an overall picture of individual investors, deliver more targeted and effective investment education services and protection measures, and issued a survey report on Individual Investors 2017.
The survey follows the original methodology used over the years, involving multiple aspects including investor structure, knowledge level, investment philosophy, investor behavior, the right to know and execute. In addition, investors' views on risk factors in the stock market and other hot topics of the capital market in 2018 are added.
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Source: Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)
Hang Seng Indexes Licenses China Southern Asset Management to Use Hang Seng China Enterprises Index as Basis for ETF
March 15, 2018--Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited ("Hang Seng Indexes") has licensed the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ("HSCEI") to China Southern Asset Management Co. Ltd. ("China Southern Asset Management") to serve as the underlying index for the creation of an exchange-traded fund ("ETF").
The ETF was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange today. Comprised of large-cap mainland China
enterprises listed in Hong Kong, the HSCEI is a barometer of the China market in Hong Kong.
The HSCEI has 50 constituents: 40 H-shares and a total of 10 Red-chips and P-chips.
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Source: Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited
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