Viet Nam News HANOI — Stronger export growth and a continued rise in investment suggest Vietnam’s GDP growth will go back above 6.5 per cent in 2017, after a slowdown to 6.2 per cent in 2016. The information was given at launch event of the latest Economic Insight 2017 – South East Asia Q2 report, organised […]
Read MoreHANOI – Vietnam’s development plan for the leather and footwear industry by 2025 with a vision towards 2035 needs to change, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The change was required to increase the value of Vietnam’s leather and footwear products and reach sustainable and high growth in development, the ministry said. […]
Read MoreMyanmar are one of the two largest recipients of humanitarian aid to Southeast Asia and is the fastest growing aid recipient in the region, speakers at an aid conference said. U Tun Tun Naing, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Planning and Finance, said that the three shifts which are on the horizon must be […]
Read MoreCiti forecasts the Thai economy will expand by 3.4% this year and accelerate to 3.6% growth in 2018, underscoring Asia as the most attractive destination for portfolio investment, followed by the European market. The US bank’s projections are along the same lines as the Bank of Thailand’s 3.4% in 2017 and 3.6% in 2018. The […]
Read MoreCHINA’S One Belt, One Road (OBOR) Initiative will help the Philippines to be more competitive in global trade, the Department of Finance (DoF) said. With airports and seaports as part of the Duterte presidency’s envisioned “Golden Age of Infrastructure,” the maritime Silk Road component of OBOR will open new markets for Philippine products in Beijing’s […]
Read MoreING Bank on Tuesday said the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry will hit revenue of $26 billion this year. “The BPO industry this year may hit $26 billion, the 2017 target is part of the whole BPO industry projection for 2020 of about $40 billion and to generate two million jobs,” Consuelo Garcia, managing director […]
Read More
Thailand
