[SINGAPORE] Rising interest rates and the latest round of property curbs have put the brakes on mortgage demand at Singapore’s banks, potentially further dragging down the city’s housing market. Home-loan growth slowed to 1.9 per cent in the first 11 months of 2018, less than half the 4.2 per cent increase posted in 2017, the […]
Read MoreCambodia moved up a notch this year as a place for attracting and growing talent, according to the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019 (GTCI) report released this week. It ranked the Kingdom 107 out of 125 countries. Last year, GTCI ranked Cambodia 108th out of 119 countries on the global talent attraction index. This year […]
Read MoreLAO authorities have reduced import tariffs on 8,536 items to zero as part of national efforts in establishing the Asean Free Trade Area, according to a government report. The report, which the Ministry of Planning and Investment distributed recently at a meeting of finance and planning officials, shows the Lao government no longer charges import […]
Read MoreGrab Thailand says it has distributed 3,000 N95 respirator masks to motorcycle taxi riders to reduce the health threats from air pollution for the second consecutive year at the roadshow held by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to regulate and encourage safety for motorcycle taxi and taxi drivers. Grab said it has […]
Read MoreHANOI — The Trade Promotion Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said it will focus on innovative campaigns to expand export markets. The department will also ramp up advertisement activities to make Vietnamese brands better known abroad. It will also hold training courses and consult industry associations on trade promotion activities and teach enterprises […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures hit their highest in nearly five months on Thursday on expectations of falling production. The benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 0.6 percent at 2,297 ringgit ($554.94) a tonne at the close of trade, its fifth straight session of gains. It earlier hit 2,298 ringgit, […]
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