A container ship sails past barges during foggy conditions at Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour in this March 15, 2010 file photo. Sentiment at some of Asia's biggest firms deteriorated again in the fourth quarter, falling to a four-year low under the weight of concerns about slowing growth in China, the region's biggest economy, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed. (Photo by Bobby Yip/Reuters)





An Airbus A380 aircraft prepares to land at Mumbai airport in this May 8, 2007 file photo. Sentiment at some of Asia's biggest firms deteriorated again in the fourth quarter, falling to a four-year low under the weight of concerns about slowing growth in China, the region's biggest economy, a Thomson Reuters/INSEAD survey showed. (Photo by Arko Datta/Reuters)





A woman tries on fashion accessories at a shopping mall in central Bangkok in this April 12, 2013 file photo. Thailand's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged on December 16, 2015, as expected, leaving fiscal stimulus and government spending to support the weak domestic economy, which it now expects to perform slightly better than forecast. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A woman walks past a currency exchange rates board at a money exchange in Buenos Aires' financial district, Argentina, December 17, 2015. Argentina's peso plunged 29.8 percent at the start of trade on Thursday, in line with expectations, after the country's new government floated the currency as part of a slew of free-market reforms aimed at revitalizing the stagnant economy. (Photo by Enrique Marcarian/Reuters)





An apartment building is seen on a hazy day in Hefei, Anhui province, in this March 26, 2014 file photo. China's home prices rose for the second straight month in November in on-year terms, signaling further stabilisation in housing markets in the country's largest cities, although high inventories continued to plague smaller cities. Average new home prices rose 0.9 percent in November from a year earlier, Reuters calculated from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data released on December 18, 2015, continuing October's 0.1 percent rise. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A Qantas Airways Airbus A330-200 jet prepares to take off from Sydney International Airport as jetskiers pass by on Botany Bay, December 18, 2015. Australian tax authorities on Thursday took the unprecedented step of publishing the records of hundreds of companies, including Qantas which show they paid little or no tax on their in-country earnings. (Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters)





A man walks past an advertisement of Bank of China for young customers, in Hong Kong, China November 30, 2015. Banks in Hong Kong are intensifying the battle for young customers key to their future retail profit, offering online perks and mobile banking products in a bid to erode the dominance of HSBC in its Asian stronghold. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





Chinese student Leyna Liu from Shanghai poses with a fake million dollar bill in front of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, in this August 22, 2012 file photo. Sellers of Western luxury brands eager to capitalize on the new wealth of Chinese consumers are showering attention on mainland students in the United States, even as sales in China falter. (Photo by Larry Downing/Reuters)





Staff are seen at the PLAYCE mall housing the French supermarket Carrefour after its inauguration by Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, December 18, 2015. French distribution group CFAO opened its first shopping mall in Africa on Friday, the $66 million centre in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan, as part of a major drive to tap into the growth of Africa's middle classes. (Photo by Thierry Gouegnon/Reuters)





People drink beer in 19th street, also known as Yangon beer street, in Yangon December 8, 2015. Myanmar Brewery Limited (MBL), the military-linked producer of the old favourite Myanmar Beer and four other brands, faces stiff competition from global giants for a rapidly growing consumer market set to lift beer consumption from among Asia's lowest. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)





A TV technician talks with his newsroom about the signal strength a device is transmitting from the news conference room on 39th floor of the Toshiba head office as the sun sets over Tokyo, Japan, December 21, 2015. Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Monday it will cut nearly 7,000 consumer electronics jobs after a $1.3 billion accounting scandal, in an overhaul that will streamline the sprawling conglomerate into a company focused on chips and nuclear energy. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)





Buyers look over machinery at the Ritchie Brothers Auction in Nisku, Alberta on December 11, 2015. The world's largest industrial auctioneer stresses it sells more than oilfield equipment, but it is no secret that many sellers are oil companies reeling from the 18-month rout that has driven crude prices near 11-year lows this week. (Photo by Topher Seguin/Reuters)





Women are reflected in the window of a car dealer as they walk in a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, December 25, 2015. Japan's core consumer prices rose for the first time in five months in November, but household spending tumbled, casting doubt on the central bank's view that robust consumption will help accelerate inflation to its 2 percent target. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)