Vietnam has been among Asia’s top performers in recent times, bucking a region-wide trade recession despite tensions with China, its biggest trading partner. For the nation’s reformers though, Vietnam’s economic and political rise could be just about to start. In a joint report released February 23 by the Vietnamese government and the World Bank, the authors suggested the Southeast Asian …

China’s growth is slowing, probably for good. But the form that the slowdown is taking isn’t yet known. The question is whether China’s troubles will be more like a typical emerging-market crisis, or more like the typical bust in a large developed country. Every nation undergoes a growth slump at some point. For good background on the phenomenon, check out …

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS The Emirates Securities Market Index has increased by 0.86% to close at 4393.75 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has gained AED 6.06 billion attaining AED 712.72 billion. A total of 1.56 billion shares were traded with a total value of AED 2.19 billion during the trading session of 01-3-2016 through 17600 transactions. The number of companies which …