MANILA, Philippines — Inflation may ease this month from a near-decade high of 6.7 percent in October due to the sharp decline in oil prices, improving supply of rice and other commodities, and the strong rebound of the peso, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The central bank’s Department of Economic Research (DER) said inflation in November may range between 5.8 […]
Read MoreBrushing aside worries about protectionism, Southeast Asian businesses have the most bullish trade outlook in the world, a new HSBC report has found. Expecting more production to swing Asean’s way, businesses are pivoting investment into supply chain technology to turn global trade tensions from a headwind into a tailwind. The findings come from the HSBC […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese government has always paid attention to setting up creative enterprises as one of the breakthrough in growth model transformation. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that the Vietnamese government will create the most favorable conditions for fledgling businesses and startups, when addressing the Youth Startup Forum held in Da Nang on […]
Read MoreResearch shows that the scaling up and regularisation of trade and investment through Dawei Special Economic Zone has a risk to narrow, restrict, or reduce economic spaces or practices in which women predominate, pushing women towards precarious positions in labour hierarchies. Dawei Development Association (DDA), affected community members and EarthRights International launched a new report […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Falling oil prices would help ease economic pressures in the country in the coming months, starting off with inflation and the pressure on the central bank to further raise interest rates, London-based Capital Economics said in a report. The macroeconomic research firm said lower oil prices would put downward pressure on domestic energy and fuel prices, easing the […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank raised interest rates six times this year, yet consumer lending rates are still falling in South-East Asia’s biggest economy. Between May and September, when Bank Indonesia raised its benchmark rate by 150 basis points, average rates for consumer loans fell by 44 basis points to 11.9%, according to the most recent […]
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