KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s total trade in July 2018 rose 9.8% from a year ago to RM163.95bil on expanded trade with key trading partners, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has revealed. The country registered 1.7% year-on-year growth in trade surplus of RM8.3bil, following a 41.4% decline in June. Exports for the month grew […]
Read MoreTwo current World Bank studies dealing on the Philippine economy provide a useful framework for reviewing the status of economic development and of labor market issues in the country. The first of the two documents is the Philippine Economic update, April 2018, which is the current economic memorandum assessing developments in the country. The other, […]
Read MoreThe government should let private operators run downtown VAT refund booths as part of the push to develop Thailand as a shopper’s paradise, says the head of the Thai Retailers Association (TRA). The VAT refund services for tourists are available at certain department stores but remain limited, according to Worawoot Ounjai, the newly appointed TRA […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE and Malaysia are set to sign an agreement to defer the high-speed rail(HSR) project on Wednesday afternoon. The 2pm signing will be witnessed by Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is in Malaysia for a visit, as well as by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. It will take place at the Prime Minister’s […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In addition to a bright outlook for the economy, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) pointed to a number of challenges to the economy, including trade wars between nations, geopolitical risks, growing trend of protectionism and nationalism. Vietnam is expected to maintain its growth momentum from last year, posting a bright economic […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (Update 2, 12:24 p.m.) — Consumers already bearing the brunt of rising prices of widely used goods and services continued to feel the sting of inflation, which hit its highest level in nearly a decade in August and may prompt the central bank to hike policy rates anew. Inflation rose for the eighth consecutive month […]
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