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Economies, trading, finances and currencies. Economic development and finance news in Asian countries.

Singapore is best place to do business

October 29, 2014 by Yein Jee

Singapore tops the ease of doing business chart for the ninth consecutive year. The ranking is featured in the Doing Business report, published annually by the World Bank Group which measures regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it.

The top 10 economies with the most business-friendly regulatory environments are Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Denmark, South Korea, Norway, United States, United Kingdom, Finland and Australia.

My country Malaysia is ranked at 18th, not bad at all. Economic powerhouse China is ranked at 90th.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Businesses and companies, Economies and finances, Republic of Singapore, Top List

United Arab Emirates – Then & Now

February 28, 2012 by Yein Jee

A short historical film of the United Arab Emirates by Journeyman Pictures, which covers the economic development of the Middle East nation since the 1950s – from pearling, oil discovery, to trading, tourism, properties and luxuries etc…

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Asian videos, Economies and finances, United Arab Emirates, West Asia

About Hong Kong Dollar banknotes

May 26, 2011 by Yein Jee

One thing that I’ve learnt from my Hong Kong trip… apparently Hong Kong Dollar banknotes are issued by three different commercial banks, each with their own design, but with similar size and colour scheme for the same value note.

Hong Kong Dollar banknotes

The three commercial banks are the Bank of China, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, and the Standard Chartered Bank – all under the governance of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) which also issues banknotes itself.

Banknotes are issued solely by the central bank in most nations – some with the coins handled by another agency. Hong Kong’s system is presumably adapted from UK, with the Pound Sterling being issued by seven banks beside the Bank of England.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: East Asia, Economies and finances, Hong Kong

421 million Indian population live in poverty

August 12, 2010 by Yein Jee

There are 421 million who people who are living in poverty in eight north India states of Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal according to recent Oxford’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) – more than in the poorest 26 African countries combined (421M).

It doesn’t mean that India is poorer than those African nations (with many of them living in ‘extreme’ poverty) – the MPI is a bit complicated to begin with – but it does reflect the sad fact behind the world’s second most populated country.

I remember watching a heart-wrenching Chinese documentary, where some villagers from rural China are all-smile after selling their produce for RMB4000 (~USD590), the annual income for the entire village of about 100 households. Still, it’s not disastrous for a farming community where most basic needs are self sustainable, I can only imagine things being worse in some other places.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Economies and finances, Human made disasters, Republic of India, South Asia

Going on a millionaire’s trip

November 7, 2009 by Yein Jee

Will be travelling to Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park – famous for its volcanoes – in Indonesia next week. Still a few days to go, but I have a few personal matters to settle before the trip, thus the blog will not be updated until I’m back next weekend.

Indonesian Rupiah

So, what’s the millionaire’s trip about? Apparently Indonesian Rupiah is one of the least valued currency units; got myself 1.9 million Rupiahs (~US$200) the other day, which literally makes me a millionaire just like many others lol.

In case you are wondering, the world’s least valued currency is the Vietnamese đồng, which took over the #1 spot in April 2009 from the suspended Zimbabwean dollar, which had a 100 trillion dollar banknote (~US$33) at some point.

[Update] Check out photos and updates of my Bromo trip.

Filed Under: Personal Tagged With: Economies and finances, Indonesia Blog

Tokyo is world’s most expensive city (2009)

July 8, 2009 by Yein Jee

Tokyo has knocked Moscow off the top spot as the world’s most expensive city for expatriates, according to the latest Cost of Living Survey by human resource consulting firm Mercer. The later topped the list for the previous three editions.

Currency fluctuation is the major factor for the ups and downs – London, Seoul, and Sydney etc. are dropped significantly because of weakened currency.

10 most expensive cities in 2009 – 2008 ranking in brackets

1. Tokyo, Japan (2) – 2. Osaka, Japan (11) – 3. Moscow, Russia (1) 4. Geneva, Switzerland (8) – 5. Hong Kong, China (6) – 6. Zürich, Switzerland (9) – 7. Copenhagen, Denmark (7) – 8. New York City, USA (22) – 9. Beijing, China (20) – 10. Singapore (13)

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Beijing Municipality, Copenhagen City, Economies and finances, Geneva City, Hong Kong, Japan blog, Mercer Consulting, Moscow City, New York City, Osaka City, Republic of Singapore, Tokyo Metropolis, Zurich City

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