VIENTIANE (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 […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Economists in general say it is too early to institute any budget review given the fact that crude oil prices still remain uncertain at this juncture. Sunway University Business School Professor of Economic Yeah Kim Leng said the decline in crude oil prices was a temporary phenomenon, pending further development on the supply side. “We need to […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Land Management this week reported a 19 percent drop in the number of approved construction projects for 2018, with only 2,867 projects being greenlighted, compared to 3,052 last year. Total investment in construction projects this year totalled $5.2 billion, down from 2019’s $6.4 billion. Local real estate experts, however, are not worried […]
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