Following a visit of ambassadors from the region to local silk farms, Asean nations are mulling over the possibility of turning a very successful sericulture programme in the Kingdom into a regional initiative with the participation of universities across Southeast Asia. The envisioned Asean-wide silk programme would be based on the exchange and promotion of […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will take cautious steps to prevent product dumping in the local market created by the diversion from the trade wars, International Trade and Industry Minister Darell Leiking said. He said the ministry was aware of the possibility of import product dumping in the local market as global traders seek to elude the […]
Read MoreThai exporters used tax incentives from the free trade agreement (FTA) and generalised system preference or GSP worth US$42.7 billion (Bt1.38 trillion) in the first seven months of this year – up 18.95 per cent from the same period of this year, Adul Chotinisakorn, director-general of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Commerce Ministry […]
Read MoreMANILA (REUTERS) – Developing Asia could grow more slowly than previously thought next year as the US-China trade war inflicts collateral damage on the region’s export-reliant economies, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday (Sept 26). Tightening global liquidity could also weigh on business activity by pushing up borrowing costs, while capital outflows are also a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – People in Singapore are living longer, but their savings may peter out sooner than expected as they enter their golden years. A survey released on Tuesday (Sept 25) by international research firm Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and insurer Prudential found that most respondents say they plan to rely on a wide range of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday downwardly revised its growth outlook on the Philippine economy following the slower than expected gross domestic product expansion in the first half of the year. In an update of its annual economic publication, the Manila-based multilateral lender said it expects the Philippine economy to grow 6.4 percent […]
Read More
Thailand
