Investors have had a tricky 2018, particularly in equities, as the Federal Reserve’s monetary tightening policy, which saw several central banks follow suit, led to a continued sell-off of Thai shares by foreign investors. The trade spat between the world’s top economies and a local interest-rate hike have not helped the Thai bourse. The benchmark SET […]
Read MoreTo encourage more young people to become entrepreneurs, the government must prioritise improving the process of starting and registering a business, reducing capital requirements, and expanding access to finance, experts said last week. Speaking at the Central Bank’s ‘Macroeconomic Conference on Broadening Sources of Cambodia’s Growth’, held Friday at the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center in Phnom […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s economy still has huge potential for development and could maintain the growth momentum in the next two years. The Vietnamese economy is expected to enlarge by around 6.9%-7% in 2019 and the inflation rate to remain below 4%. To achieve these targets, manufacturing/processing and services must grow at a higher rate than […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia’s economic growth in the 4th quarter of 2018 is predicted to not exceed 5.2 percent due to bad export performance. Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo asserted that there is no probability of the economic growth to reach 5.2 percent. “However, it is clearly over 5 percent, so in overall, for 2018 [economic growth] is predicted […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The banking sector is not expected to see a significant rise in loans and earnings next year amid a tough investment environment and margin compression. Bankers and analysts, however, said the sector would hold up and are maintaining their 2018 average loan and earnings growth projections for next year. They are forecasting an […]
Read MoreAS CLOUDS of global uncertainty show no sign of lifting and Singapore’s manufacturing industry – its erstwhile growth driver – continues to cool from a once red-hot pace, it may seem unclear where the country should look to for growth in 2019. Still, economists see potential in sectors both old and new, with growth staying […]
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