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Philippines: Debt-to-GDP ratio seen at record low this year

MANILA, Philippines –  The national government’s outstanding debt may reach P6.47 trillion by end-2017, corresponding to about 40.76 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, the Bureau of the Treasury said. National Treasurer Rosalia De Leon said the country’s outstanding debt for 2017 may increase 6.24 percent to P6.47 trillion from the P6.09 trillion recorded […]

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Indonesia: Govt to Not Raise Electricity Tariff Until Year End

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Ignsius Jonan said that the government will not raise the basic electricity tariff from July 1 to December 31, 2017. “We will do our best not to raise the tariff from July 1 to December 31. We need the extraordinary competitiveness of industry. The president has asked not to raise the electricity tariff,” the minister stated on Wednesday. He also explained that regarding the basic electricity tariff (TDL) for housing, […]

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First Myanmar Investment to increase 2m shares

First Myanmar Investment, one of the companies listed in the Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX), will see its share amounts rise by around 2 million shares towards the end of August. Hence, the total shares will reach 25 million.   First Myanmar Investment (FMI), a conglomerate with interests from hospitals to airlines, is involved in real estate projects such as Thanlyin Estate Development and […]

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Laos Expects to Have100 Hydropower Plants by 2020

(KPL) Laos has expected to operate 100 hydropower plants with combined installed generation capacity of 28,000 MW and annual power output of about 77,000 million KWh by 2020. Some85 percent of the power production in the country will be exported. Laos currently has 46 operational hydropower plants with combined generation capacity of 6,444 MW and […]

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Thailand: Foreign staff crisis threatens rice target

The crackdown on foreign workers may cause Thai rice exports to drop below the target of 10 million tonnes this year, with many migrants who work in the industry leaving the country.  According to Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, shipments of Thai rice to other countries have been hit hard […]

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