Just before the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released its adjusted February 2018 inflation rate of 3.9 percent using 2012 as the base year, majority of private sector economic analysts were already warning of inflation rising over the roof of the government’s two to four percent estimate. Inflation watchers would have been proven correct if the […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s retail industry is expected to record a stronger sales growth this year, especially after the conclusion of the 14th general election. According to Retail Group Malaysia, the retail sector’s total sales is projected to grow by 4.7% or RM104.4bil this year, as compared to the 2% growth seen in 2017. It said […]
Read MoreSMALL businesses in Singapore expect this year to be a prosperous one, with most respondents in a recent survey expecting both their businesses and Singapore’s economy to grow. CPA Australia’s eighth annual Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey revealed that some 57 per cent of local businesses surveyed were increasingly confident about their growth opportunities, despite a […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating minister for security, political and legal affairs Wiranto assured on Wednesday that implementation of elections in the country this year and next year would not disrupt investment security. Security will be maintained, he said. “Although there will be regional elections in 2018 and legislative as well as presidential elections in 2019 we can […]
Read MorePrivate petrol stations in Yangon are selling around 270,000 gallons of petrol and 150,000 gallons of diesel at spot prices on a daily basis, U Han Htoon, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Energy said in the Yangon Parliament this week. Concerns over higher petrol and diesel prices are rising as global oil prices have […]
Read MoreThe Laos-China economic corridor, which the two countries have agreed to establish, will bring great benefits to both sides and the region as a whole, Chinese Ambassador to Laos Wang Wentian told Lao and Chinese media this week. The governments of the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the creation of the […]
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