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SE Asia car industries take on Japan

In Vietnam, Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries, local companies have entered the automobile market in succession. They are attempting to take on the challenge of competing with Japanese carmakers, who dominate the regional market, by promoting their domestic brands. The governments of these countries are also heightening efforts to support the development of their […]

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Thailand: Financial stability jeopardised

The Bank of Thailand (BoT)’s two key committees have voiced concern that rising household debt poses a threat to financial stability. The country’s household debt load remains high and is trending upwards, particularly in car loans, according to a summary of a joint meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and the Financial Institutions Policy […]

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Philippines: Prices of building materials up in June — PSA

MANILA, Philippines — Wholesale prices of building materials continued to rise in June as faster markups were seen in most construction materials, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR), which is used as a reference in the costing of government projects, grew at […]

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Thailand: 18 new EEC industrial estate plots

The state-run Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) plans to promote 18 plots spanning 35,788 rai in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) as new industrial estates. The IEAT expects its board of directors to approve all 18 plots in August, said governor Somchint Pilouk. Of the soon-to-be industrial estates, eight locations are in Chachoengsao, six are […]

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