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Malaysia: Budget deficit may widen

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s budget deficit may widen to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, amid an expected slower economic growth of 4.5% next year, cautions AllianceDBS Research. The research house said although the government is on track to achieve its budget deficit target of 2.8% this year, it pointed out that the deficit level could potentially rise back to 3% due to several financial constraints that […]

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Vietnam targets fiscal deficit at 3.6% of GDP in 2019

The Hanoitimes – The structure of state budget expenditures is set to improved, of which, regular spending continues to decline and expenditure for development investment is going to increase. Vietnam’s state budget overspending in 2019 will be kept at VND222 trillion (US$9.49 billion) or the ratio of 3.6% of its GDP, according to Minister of Finance […]

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Cambodia faces ‘negative impacts’ if EBA suspended

The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) expressed its “serious concerns” on Monday over the “long-term negative impacts” of the EU removing the Kingdom’s access to the preferential Everything But Arms (EBA} agreement. It also expressed “hope that a dialogue can be implemented to better address” the bloc’s concerns and suggested “a different course […]

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Indonesia: Ministry prepares two draft regulations on ride-hailing apps

The Transportation Ministry has prepared two draft regulations on ride-hailing apps after the previous regulations were annulled by the Supreme Court in September. “We just had a meeting with the transportation minister. I have prepared two draft ministerial regulations,” said the ministry’s land transportation Director General Budi Setiyadi in Jakarta on Monday as quoted by kompas.com. He explained the first draft regulation […]

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