BUSINESS performance improved for firms here in the last quarter of 2016, but they remained highly cautious about prospects soon, a survey has found. This cautiousness – the first in five quarters – would translate into a Q1 2017 growth rate similar to the pace seen at the end of 2016. The latest Business Times-UniSim […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s efforts to reboot its economy were dealt a blow Monday as official data showed growth ticking up in 2016 but undershooting expectations for the final quarter. President Joko Widodo came to power in 2014 on a pledge to boost economic expansion to seven percent but his government has struggled to lift growth rates […]
Read MoreThe potential collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact may not impact Vietnam’s sovereign credit quality as much as was projected earlier, Moody’s said. Though the dissolution of the pact is a “material” loss to export-driven economies such as Vietnam, investments made in anticipation of the TPP are unlikely to be reversed and will […]
Read MoreANZ Royal customers will be able to make tax payments in local currency and in US dollars at all bank branches and online starting in April following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Economy and Finance Ministry on Friday. The MoU made ANZ Royal the sixth bank the government has allowed […]
Read More[MANILA] The Philippines’ annual inflation rate in January probably accelerated to 2.8 per cent, a more than two-year high, but was not expected to affect the central bank’s policy decision this week, a Reuters poll showed. Fuel and food costs may have contributed to higher inflation in January, economists said, but the forecast is still […]
Read MoreThe job market in the Philippines is seen to continue flourishing in 2017 as companies ramp up their recruitment activities, according to findings of a new survey. The latest Global Salary Survey from specialist professional recruitment firm Robert Walters revealed that there will be a wide range of career opportunities in the country in 2017, […]
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