Vientiane authorities have told the capital’s People’s Council they will pursue Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of more than 10 percent in 2018, a slight increase from the almost 10 percent recorded in 2017. Mayor of Vientiane Dr Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune told the council’s 4th ordinary session, which opened on Tuesday, that the capital would carry […]
Read MoreDespite the slowdown in economic growth, the growth rate for Myanmar is expected to reach 6.8 percent for the fiscal year 2017-18, U Htin Kyaw, the country’s president, said during the national planning commission’s meeting on Tuesday, according to the president’s office. This is because the weather in the time of harvest was favourable as […]
Read MoreThe economy will grow by 6.9 percent this year, according to projections from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), spurred by the robust performance of the tourism, construction and garment sectors. The figure features in a recent report by the NBC titled Macroeconomic Prospects and Financial Sector in 2017 and Outlook for 2018. Other international […]
Read MoreLeaders from the six countries that the Mekong River runs through yesterday endorsed two key strategies at the latest summit of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC), which was held in Phnom Penh’s Peace Palace. The Phnom Penh Declaration was one of the documents approved, an action plan that focuses on four main areas: political and security […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government through the Ministry of Trade stated that it opened the option of importing special rice to strengthen the stock. Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita asserted that if the imports is carried out by the government, then the rice to be imported is not that of the medium quality, but special rice and is done […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11: The Securities Commission Malaysia has directed Singapore-registered blockchain startup to cease and desist all its proposed activities including a planned initial coin offering (ICO), prompting an apology from the company. CopyCash CEO Bobby Lieu, who is Malaysian, had planned to launch the ICO of CopyCashCoins worth about RM50 million (S$16.6 million) at […]
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