By Melissa Luz T. Lopez Senior Reporter THERE IS LESS PRESSURE for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to raise rates further this year as inflation has somewhat eased and the trade gap can be expected to narrow, two global banks said. Deutsche Bank has scaled down its rate hike forecast to two from three […]
Read MoreThailand has again been named in the top ten retirement places in the world and Number 2 in Asia. The list is part of an annual report by International Living magazine and names Panama at the top of the list. Malaysia came in fifth place but Thailand sneaked into the Top 10 at Number 9, pushing evergreen […]
Read MoreTHE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is launching a S$75 million grant for equity market Singapore (GEMS) in February to help enterprises seeking to raise capital through Singapore’s equity market. Minister for Finance and MAS board member, Heng Swee Keat, announced the three-year initiative at the UBS Wealth Insights conference on Monday. GEMS will have three components – a listing […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Ministry of Tourism has prepared a budget of Rp15 billion for the recovery of tourism in Banten and Lampung. The two province were hit by a deadly tsunami in the Sunda Strait on December 22, 2018. “The total budget for the recovery is Rp15 billion. I think this is enough for the operational budget,” Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya said […]
Read MoreCHINA has overtaken the United States in terms of the volume of net equity capital investments to the Philippines in the January-to-October period last year, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). However, a closer neighbor’s volume of long-term investments to the Philippines is almost triple that of the combined capital placements […]
Read MoreMalaysian government officials have come out to say they are still undecided on whether or not they will legalize cryptocurrency. The matter is still under consideration, which is frustrating those looking to seize the moment to help the Malaysian cryptocurrency industry grow. As neighboring South East Asian nations such as Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong […]
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