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NZ PM John Key (22 Oct) - Prime Minister John Key does not have a problem with state chief executives getting paid more than the ministers they report too, and he does not believe the independent pay-setting body should try and close the gap. The Remuneration Authority is currently consulting over the size of any pay rise for... 

Gulf Co-operation Council (3 Oct) - Trade between the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) and Singapore has declined by a fifth this year, but a newly ratified free trade agreement is shoring up officials’ optimistism. Trade in the first half of this year declined to US$30.2 billion from $38bn last year, partly due to lower Saudi... 

LNG Tanker (1 Nov) - Singapore’s drive to become an Asian hub for buying and selling liquefied natural gas will be constrained by stagnant volumes in the spot market, which traders say may not expand anytime soon. The city-state, which opened its first LNG terminal in May, plans to award import licenses to as many as two suppliers...