MANILA, Philippines — Investments approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) hit a new all-time high this year, exceeding the agency’s P680-billion target. Final figures from the BOI showed the agency approved P907.2 billion worth of investments for this year, 47 percent higher than the previous record high of P617 billion in 2017. “We hit […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The move is aimed to meet customer demands for transportation in new provinces/cities and improve the service quality of the transportation sector in overall, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) has encouraged ride-hailing firm Grab to expand its taxi service network to provinces of Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Binh Dinh […]
Read MoreDespite a decrease in the number of overall complaints in the first 10 months of this year, property and residential businesses remain unimproved, with the majority of complaints concerning condos, says the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB). Pikanes Tapuang, deputy secretary-general of the OCPB, said most condo complaints were in Greater Bangkok for […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is likely to grow in February to April 2019, based on the performance of economic indicators. In the Malaysian Economic Indicators: Leading, Coincident & Lagging Indexes for October 2018 report, chief statistican Datuk Sri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the change of Leading Index (LI) augmented in October 2018 registered a growth of […]
Read MoreThe World Economic Forum has released the latest version of its Global Competitiveness Index which saw differing fortunes for longstanding Asian giants. The 2018 edition of the World Economic Forum’s competitiveness Index saw China slip down in the rankings on the back of a slowing macroeconomic situation and longstanding barriers within the Chinese work force. […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand (BOT) revealed that real estate developers and commercial banks had submitted ideas to help develop new criteria for home loans. Participants emphasised the need to adjust the regulatory framework if they benefit the general image of the banks without significantly affecting the system. They hoped that customers will gain the most […]
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