SINGAPORE – Singapore’s logistics sector is stepping on the gas pedal in its technology adoption efforts, with a three-year plan outlining ways for various stakeholders to digitalise their processes and collaborate with each other. The industry-led roadmap, developed by the Singapore Logistics Association (SLA), was announced on Wednesday by Senior Minister of State for Trade […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — ANZ Research expects inflation to hit seven percent this quarter as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) believes the supply shocks from Typhoon Ompong are likely to persist over the next few months. “We expect headline inflation to cross seven percent this fourth quarter,” ANZ Research economist for ASEAN and India Shashank Mendirata said. Mendirata said price pressures […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand has set out measures to rein in mortgage lending after it found widespread search-for-yield behaviour in the residential market, with some banks extending housing loans exceeding the central bank’s guidance. The prolonged low-interest-rate environment led to search-for-yield behaviour in the property market, artificial demand in mortgage lending and underpricing of risks, though the […]
Read More(KPL) Lao firms and households are expected to benefit from a new US$13-million project, approved on Sep 27, 2018 by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, which will promote reforms to the business environment, for instance reducing the number of days needed to start a business. The Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project will […]
Read MoreThe government of Germany has committed EUR4 million (approximately US$4.6 million) to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to strengthen Mekong cross-border water cooperation, according to the MRC. The inter-governmental organisation of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam announced yesterday it had received an official letter from the Embassy of Germany to Laos in Vientiane that was […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s economic growth should stay at 7.25% this year and 7% next year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. Bank credit, increasingly lent to the real estate sector, is expected to grow around 20% this year and along with credit quality and unregulated lending by real estate developers, continues to pose […]
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