Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on Wednesday he had signed six regulation drafts to relax import procedures and requirements for six types of commodities in a bid to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) procure raw materials. The drafts will be passed to the Law and Human Rights Ministry for validation and are expected to be applicable early next […]
Read MoreDespite efforts to support the local bean industry after India imposed harsh restrictions on imports from Myanmar, businesses along the entire black bean supply chain have taken a hit and more investments are needed to support ailing farmers. While demand for mung beans and pigeon peas from China, Nepal and Pakistan has been able to […]
Read MoreThe country’s November balance of payments (BoP) position was a deficit of $44 million, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported late on Tuesday, smaller than the $368-million and $1.67-billion shortfalls recorded in October and a year earlier. “Outflows in November 2017 stemmed mainly from payments made by the national government for its maturing foreign […]
Read MoreEASING fears over the state of Singapore’s economy and expansion in the manufacturing and service sectors have lifted the Republic’s consumer confidence to 94 points, up five points from last quarter’s 89 in Nielsen’s latest global consumer confidence survey. Chief worries among Singaporeans included job security and the economy, the survey has found. Worries over […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s fiber and yarn exports are forecast to reach this year’s US$3.1 billion target despite concerns that the application of anti-dumping tariffs in some export markets might cast a negative impact on the country’s export performance. According to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas), Vietnam earned $2.8 billion from fiber exports in […]
Read MoreJust six months into operations, local mobile payment platform Pi Pay has partnered with giant Chinese counterpart Alipay, looking to capitalise on the Chinese company’s broad network and to attract more merchants to its platform. The partnership allows visitors from China to access Pi Pay merchants through Alipay. Chinese tourists have been visiting Cambodia in […]
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