To boost the price of the commodity and diversify the market, a national strategy for the pepper sector is on the way, a government official announced yesterday. The policy will be drafted by the ministries of Commerce and Agriculture with the help of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Cambodian Pepper and Spices Federation. […]
Read MoreEconomic growth in Asean is expected to slow to 5 per cent in 2019, after an estimated 5.3 per cent in 2018, according to the latest ICAEW report “Economic insight: South-east Asia”. This comes as the US-China trade conflict and the subsequent slowdown in China are expected to “weigh significantly” on Asean growth, in particular for export-dependent […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is urging the Department of Trade and Industry to implement a suggested retail price for sugar. Emilio Yulo, SRA board member for the planters sector, said the DTI should be on deck in addressing profiteering as sugar prices remain high at retail level despite the decrease at […]
Read MoreTHE government has decided to moderate the total supply of private residential units for the first-half 2019 Government Land Sales (GLS) Programme, citing the significant growth in pipeline supply while demand has started to moderate following the introduction of the July property cooling measures. The Ministry of National Development (MND) said on Thursday morning that the H1 2019 GLS Programme […]
Read MoreInvestors in Southeast Asia are bracing for the potential impact of a recession in the US even as the world’s largest economy nears its longest stretch of growth in history. Mekong Strategic Partners, a Phnom Penh-based investment manager and advisor, says it expects “quite a bit” of a slowdown in the US, which will have […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The success of the business community would bring prosperity for Vietnam in the next decades. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested ministries and government agencies to remove and simplify at least 50% business and investment conditions in 2019. In three consecutive years from 2016 – 2018, the government has issued resolution No.19 on […]
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