The government’s top economic research agency has suggested that investment focus in areas which would make use of and maximise the benefits of the Laos-China railway. There is the possibility of building Special Economic Zones (SEZs) along the 409-km route of the high-speed railway, with a focus on developing industrial zones, the National Economic Research […]
Read MoreThe government decided last week to remove the cost of accessing data on oil and gas blocks, which previously could cost up to $80,000. The move is an attempt to attract more companies to bid in the upstream sector, said Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Oil and Gas Director General Djoko Siswanto on Monday. “[With […]
Read MoreINVESTOR CONFIDENCE has fallen for the first time in five months amid the ongoing US-China trade war and rising US interest rates. The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations’ (Fetco) Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for the next three months (through to January 2019) fell into the neutral zone, decreasing by 7.23 per cent to 113.73. […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Institutional reform should be the new growth engine for Vietnam’s economy, which, however, has not made any significant improvement to date. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, director of research at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program, remained cautious about Vietnam’s economic prospect in 2019, citing the slowdown of the global economic growth, uncertainties surrounding the […]
Read MoreA series of tourism stimulus measures, including visa fee waivers for citizens of some countries and improved safety and security rules, is about to go before the cabinet as the industry looks for a boost in the last two months of the year. The stimulus aims to draw foreign travellers to Thailand during the peak season […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as concerns that an economic slowdown may curb fuel demand growth overshadowed the reintroduction of sanctions on Iran. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $62.93 a barrel at 0131 GMT, down 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last settlement. International Brent crude oil futures were […]
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