THE SkillsFuture for Digital Workplace was launched on Thursday by Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) Ong Ye Kung. Led by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), this initiative – which is structured as a two-day training programme – seeks to equip Singaporeans with basic digital skills that are useful at the workplace and in their daily […]
Read MoreDespite better than predicted overall growth for global economies, the World Bank has slightly downgraded its 2017 forecast for Cambodia due to wage and price concerns in the Kingdom’s the garment industry as well as uncertainty surrounding next year’s national election. In its East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released yesterday, the World Bank predicts the Cambodian economy will grow by […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Inflation likely picked up pace in September due to higher food, fuel and electricity prices, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said prices of goods may have risen 3.4 percent in September, up from 2.3 percent the same month last year and 3.1 percent in August 2017. […]
Read MoreThe World Bank has cut its growth forecasts for Myanmar, citing that investment demand slowed down as businesses wait for greater clarity of Nay Pyi Taw’s economic agenda. In its latest report released October 4, it cut Myanmar’s growth forecasts by 0.6 percentage points for 2017-18 to 6.4 percent. Growth over the medium-term is also […]
Read More(KPL) Laos’ economic growth is projected to further moderate to 6.7 percent in 2017 as strong exports are weighed down by slowdown in investment, weaker tourism and stronger controls over government spending, World Bank said in its October 2017 edition of the “East Asia and Pacific Economic Update”. An additional 250 mw of power generation […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] There’s a chance the Monetary Authority of Singapore may surprise financial markets by tightening its policy stance this month, according to Pacific Investment Management, a move that could make it among the first central banks in Asia to do so. Economic indicators are pointing to an improved growth outlook in the city state, while […]
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