Asia

Luxury tax amounted to RMB1.2trn in 2010.

A weak 5.6% growth rate is just the beginning of a slowdown according to RBS

DBS says approximately 300,000 overseas Filipino workers will be affected by Saudi Arabia’s plans to limit its intake of foreign workers.

Fitch says rising newsprint prices resulted to industry margins falling by 14.9% in Q4FY11.

HSBC says inflation will drift back down to the central bank’s target range of 2-4%.

EC Harris research found out that China emerged as the most attractive BRIC economy to invest in and most sought after place for airports investment.

Adds three 100 tonne payload B747-400 BCFs to the air network on three high capacity routes as it demonstrates commitment and growth potential in Asia Pacific.

Export growth, on the other hand remained negative at -10.3%, says DBS.

Boards advised to look at implementing combination plans that can help companies achieve sustained growth while retaining executives.

If not, problems lie ahead, say Morgan Stanley

Credit Suisse says food and services inflation will rise.

88% of finance professionals surveyed believe overseas experience is important to their career.

This is due to the higher than expected food inflation which increased to 11.7%.

Experts expect domestic banking assets to exceed US$30 trillion by 2030. 

Blame it on the earthquake, blame it on the tsunami, but it’s a terrible result for Japan.

Of these 105 board directors with Asian descent, 22 live and work in Asia and hold board seats at 21 Fortune 500 companies.