MALAYSIA’S economy will see positive growth in the next few years but the fate of global economies remain volatile, says IQI global chief economist Shan Saeed. Speaking at the StarProperty.my forum last Saturday, he said being part of the One Belt One Road initiative would help in staying relevant. “China and Asean countries will remain […]
Read More(KPL) The Laos-China Belt and Road Cooperation Forum, the first of its kind, was opened in Vientiane on Feb 2 with the aim of realizing the synergy of Laos’ strategy of turning itself from landlocked country into a land-linked nation and the Belt and Road Initiative of China, and implementing the agreements made by Chinese […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a US$100 million loan facility agreement with China Everbright International Limited (CEIL). The initiative, which is first municipal WTE public-private partnership (PPP) project in the country, to help a series of municipal waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in primary and secondary cities in the Mekong Delta. “The agreement […]
Read MoreAiming to inject momentum into their nascent debt markets, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) released yesterday bond market guides for Cambodia and Myanmar. Titled ‘ASEAN+3 bond market guide’, the publications provide practical and detailed information on the investment climate, rules, laws, opportunities, and characteristics of the bond markets of the two Southeast Asian countries. Yasuyuki […]
Read MoreMyanmar is set to represent one of the fast growing economies this year but it will be affected by India’s growth acceleration as well as the stability of the Chinese economy, according to PwC Growth Markets Centre. David Wijeratne, Gagan Oberoi and Neu Boon Ling from the centre said that 2018 has so far given boost […]
Read MoreThe government has raised its forecast for the country’s inflation rate this year to 0.7-1.7% from 0.6-1.6% as an improving economy and daily minimum wage hike are expected to push up consumer prices. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said the rates will also be boosted by a growing global economy, […]
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