Ramsey Al-Rikabi

Ramsey Al-Rikabi

Team Leader:Southeast Asia/ANZ Economics & Government News

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Singapore Port As Island Holds Policy, With AI Boom to Support Export Demand

Southeast Asia Faces Conundrum After Trump’s Tariffs Setback

For some nations, it may be best just to stick to the deal you know.

February 28, 2026

February 28, 2026

Southeast Asia Faces Conundrum After Trump’s Tariffs Setback

For some nations, it may be best just to stick to the deal you know.

Singapore Port As Island Holds Policy, With AI Boom to Support Export Demand

February 14, 2026

February 14, 2026

State-Asset Returns, Car Taxes Help Singapore to Budget for Dangerous Days

GIC, Temasek and COE revenue bolster another projected surplus as the economy grows.

General Views of Singapore Ahead of Budget

January 30, 2026

January 30, 2026

Indonesian Strongman Prabowo Confronts Stock-Market Rout

Investors were already preoccupied by concerns that have emerged since the president took power in 2024.

Leaders Attend the Asean Summit in Malaysia

January 10, 2026

January 10, 2026

Singapore Warns Trump’s Venezuela Plan Threatens Small Nations Worldwide

The US plan to run Venezuela through economic coercion has struck at an existential worry for smaller countries.

SINGAPORE-US-NKOREA-DIPLOMACY-SUMMIT

January 8, 2026

January 8, 2026

Singapore Says US Move on Venezuela Concerns Small States

TOPSHOT-VENEZUELA-US-CONFLICT-CRISIS

January 2, 2026

January 2, 2026

Trump, Iran Trade Threats as Protesters Seek Economic Relief

Iran Traders Protest

January 2, 2026

January 2, 2026

Singapore’s Factories Power Growth to Fastest in Four Years

Retail Economy on Orchard Road in Singapore

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2025

Singapore GDP Rises 4.8% in 2025 as PM Sees Growth Challenge

Crowds by the Merlion in Singapore

December 31, 2025

December 31, 2025

Thailand Releases 18 Cambodian POWs as Border Ceasefire Holds

TOPSHOT-CAMBODIA-THAILAND-CONFLICT

December 19, 2025

December 19, 2025

Trump Suspends Green Card Lottery After Brown, MIT Attacks

Anxiety over pace of Brown University shooting investigation mounts as search for killer continues

November 28, 2025

November 28, 2025

Trump Demands ‘Reverse Migration’ in Push for Sweeping Crackdown

Donald Trump

November 20, 2025

November 20, 2025

Live Q&A: Where Asia Stands as US and China Redefine Global Trade in the Age of AI

Bloomberg journalists take your questions on how Asia is responding and what the implications are for investors as the world’s two biggest powers reshape trade, supply chains and economic alliances in the AI era.

NEF Q&A Wolf HP Image

November 7, 2025

November 7, 2025

Treasury Opens Fraud Probe on $9 Billion in Small Business Aid

Supreme Court Confronts Trump’s Power To Disrupt Global Economy

October 14, 2025

October 14, 2025

Singapore Firms Commit $4.2 Billion to Malaysia’s Johor Ecozone

Infrastructure and Development in Johor

October 9, 2025

October 9, 2025

Surprise Asia Rate Decisions Signal Growing Economic Unease

Commercial and residential buildings in the Central Business District (CBD) in Makati City, Metro Manila.

October 9, 2025

October 9, 2025

Thailand to Keep Rate Accommodative Through 2026, Piti Says

Inside the Bank of Thailand as Thai Prime Minister Reiterates Call for Interest Rate Reduction

September 2, 2025

September 2, 2025

Indonesian Riots Ask Hard Questions of Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto is confronting his biggest test since winning power last year

INDONESIA-POLITICS-PROTEST

July 10, 2025

July 10, 2025

Singapore to Discuss Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Issues With US

Pills On A Production Line

June 26, 2025

June 26, 2025

Hegseth Berates Media as Questions Linger Over Iran Strike

Pete Hegseth during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 26.

June 22, 2025

June 22, 2025

World Braces for Iran’s Response After US Strikes Signal New Era

US Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Risking Wider War in Mideast