Thailand’s national strategy is centred on six key areas — farming, services, tourism, entrepreneurship, logistics and digital — to help raise the country’s competitiveness and make it a developed nation in 20 years. Sathit Limpongphan, chairman of a committee tasked with developing a national strategy to strengthen the country’s competitiveness, said six strategies that have […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The sustained economic growth and rosy outlook for the country will prompt more mergers and acquisition (M&As) and capital raising activities this year, according to First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC). In a briefing yesterday, FMIC officials expressed bullishness over developments in the capital market this year as well as in M&A activities. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Total loan growth for the banking industry is expected to be at 4% to 5% this year, stronger than last year, says CIMB group chief executive officer Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz. Tengku Zafrul said the higher-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2017 would translate into a stronger loan expansion this year. “Last year’s […]
Read MoreWith leaders from the Greater Mekong Sub-region gathering next week in Phnom Penh for a new summit on Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, leading political thinkers and researchers say the LMC mechanism plays a crucial role in enhancing economic cooperation in the region and complements the work being done at the Asean-level. The LMC is a relatively new […]
Read MoreHanoi (VNA) – Laos could reach an economic growth of 7 percent in 2018, but needs to speed up mega projects, a Lao economist has said. According to the Xinhua news agency of China, Leeber Leebouapao from the National Economic Research Institute told Vientiane Times that the further progress of mega projects would serve as the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ full-year inflation rate settled within the government’s target, with the consumer price index steadying in December, the country’s statistics agency reported Friday. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, headline inflation last month rose to 3.3 percent from a year ago — the same pace clocked in November and within the […]
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