TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Chairman of House Commission V on transportation Fary Djemy Francis appreciated the execution of 2017 Eid homecoming and exodus transport. The smooth flow of Eid transport this year is due to breakthroughs made by government and related stakeholders to anticipate and counter problems. “Until yesterday, we received a report on 14 to 50 percent of […]
Read MoreJAKARTA — Indonesia has set minimum and maximum tariffs for online car-hailing services, aiming to ensure comparable pricing with conventional transport providers whose drivers have complained about being undercut by their newer competitors. Ride-hailing services such as US group Uber Technologies Inc, Southeast Asia’s Grab and Indonesia’s GO-JEK have heavily subsidised their drivers in Indonesia in order to gain market share […]
Read MoreHANOI, June 29 – Vietnam’s annual economic growth rate quickened to 6.17 percent in the second quarter, government data showed on Thursday, as strong manufacturing growth offset a continuing slump in mining production. In January-March, the growth rate was 5.15 percent, the lowest in three years. Vietnam’s target for full-year 2017 growth is 6.7 percent. To […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese economy has grown 5.73% in the first half of 2017. However, for the whole year growth target of 6.7% to be attained, Vietnam will have to reach a GDP growth rate of at least 7.4% in the last 6 months. GDP grew better in the second quarter The socio-economic data of the first […]
Read MoreExporters are more upbeat about the sector’s prospects after May’s strong performance, conceding that growth in shipments could hit 5% as projected by the government. Visit Limlurcha, vice-chairman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council, says Thai exports may manage to grow more than the 3.5% growth forecast by the council if the world economy continues to […]
Read MoreThai economic growth in the second half is expected to outpace the first half’s rate, underpinned by a recovery in domestic demand, says a senior official at the Bank of Thailand. “We [the Bank of Thailand] expect the Thai economy to grow better in the second half of this year from a stronger recovery in […]
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