PETALING JAYA: Renewed market confidence following the general election and rising demand for general consumer goods and e-commerce are expected to bolster the local industrial property market. Savills Malaysia managing director Datuk Paul Khong said improved market sentiment would certainly boost foreign direct industrial investment into Malaysia. “Coupled with surging domestic consumption, the prospects for […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in two weeks on Wednesday and signalled more increases might come as it seeks to bolster the rupiah and contain capital outflows amid an emerging market sell-off. The board of governors lifted Bank Indonesia’s (BI) key rate by 25 basis points to […]
Read MoreWith relations between the two countries at a high point, Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to boost cooperation in tourism to bring more tourists to their markets. In a meeting on Tuesday, Panyarak Poolthup, Thailand’s Ambassador to Cambodia, and Thong Kong, the Cambodian Minister of Tourism, discussed ways of attracting more tourists from third nations […]
Read MoreThe Lao tourism industry is not only playing a significant role in boosting economic growth, but is also creating a huge number of job opportunities for local people, experts have noted. The United Nations’ World Travel and Tourism Council unveiled its latest report recently, which indicated that tourism has directly resulted in 114,000 jobs being […]
Read MoreFinance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati says the ministry is lowering its economic projection, which is in a rage of 5.17 to 5.4 percent, compared to the 5.4 percent economic growth projected in the 2018 state budget. This Finance Ministry’s projection is lower than that of Bank Indonesia’s (BI), which is 5.2 percent. “If BI sees […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Plan No. 118/KH-UBND, on organizing “Hanoi 2018 – Investment and Development Cooperation” Conference. Under the plan, the conference will take place from 7.30AM to 12.00AM on June 16, 2018 at the National Convention Center (No.1 Thang Long Avenue, Me Tri Ward, Nam Tu Liem District). It […]
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