Laos and Vietnam have pledged to further enhance their relations and to continue cooperation in the development of various fields. This was revealed by the Prime Minister’s Office this week after high ranking officials from the two countries met in Vietnam to discuss the strengthening of existing cooperative relations. Lao officials were led by Deputy […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce is hosting its third trade fair of the year as part of its “Buy Cambodian Campaign“ to promote locally made goods. The fair, which opened yesterday, sees 194 companies at 200 booths in the Sopheak Mongkol Hall of Phnom Penh’s Steung Mean Chey district during its three-day event. According to Minister […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is set to issue tighter regulations requiring financial institutions, particularly banks, to elevate the level of their cybersecurity standards. “We are set to issue in a few weeks enhanced standards with regard to BSP’s expectation on cybersecurity arrangements in a financial institution,” BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla […]
Read MoreTHE Federal Government’s financial position is expected to improve mainly due to higher revenue collection from higher income taxes and Goods and Services Tax (GST), and modest expenditure growth. The move will enable the government to reduce the fiscal deficit to 2.8% of GDP or RM39.8bil from 3% at RM39.9bil. The Federal Government debt as […]
Read MoreMALAYSIA’S external position is expected to remain resilient in 2018 due to the strong global economic and trade performance, underpinned by stronger export growth though the deficit in the services account is expected to widen. Strong demand for electrical and electronic (E&E) products and commodities are expected to push gross exports higher by 3.4% to […]
Read MoreRESILIENT domestic demand is expected to underpin the GDP growth outlook due to an expected increase in private sector spending – in terms of expenditure and investment – though at a slower pace from 2017. Domestic demand is expected to grow at a slower pace of 5.5% from 6.4%. Private sector spending will underpin the […]
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