The number of businesses that registered with the Ministry of Commerce during the first 11 months of the year more than doubled compared to 2017, with a total of 14,552 companies formalising. The ministry reported that, from January to November, business registration increased by 138 percent compared to the same period last year. The number […]
Read MoreThe government has set a target to grow the country’s overall border trade by 15% in the year to come to 1.6 trillion baht. Adul Chotinisakorn, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said the growth target will be supported largely by trade talks with neighbours to reduce obstacles to border trade as well as the government-initiated […]
Read MoreVIENTIANE (Xinhua) – Laos has not fully benefited from the recent regional economic integration as its share of trade with Asean nations has declined, according to the National Institute for Economic Research (NIER), a Lao think tank. The nation’s share of trade with other Asean members declined from 74 percent in 2004-2010 to 63 percent […]
Read MoreTHE outlook for the private residential leasing market looks promising in 2019, with rent and occupancy rates likely to improve as supply eases and demand continues to be supported by displaced owners. According to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), a total of 10,119 private residential units are slated for completion in 2019, higher than the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – South Korea is the second largest source of foreign direct investment in Vietnam in the first 11 months of 2018. A growing number of South Korea’s leading corporations are making ways to tap into Vietnam’s finance and banking sector via capital contribution, share purchase, among other ways to compete with local credit institutions. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A resumption of rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will no longer be effective in restricting the growth of inflation and will instead have the opposite effect, according to an economist. The Monetary Board of the BSP held policy rates steady in its Dec. 13 policy meeting as inflation […]
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