The growth in the Kingdom’s construction sector – particularly the building of condominiums, commercial centres and residential zones – has pushed the demand for high-end construction materials and furniture, especially products imported from Europe and the Americas. Cambodia also imports lower-cost products from China, Vietnam and Thailand. Hong Limtong, general manager of CBMS Trading Co […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — London-based Capital Economics expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to keep its key policy rates steady in a meeting this week. “We think the BSP will wait until May to adjust policy,” said the research firm in a research note over the weekend. As inflation eased to a one-year low of 3.8 percent in February, the […]
Read MoreIndustry Minister Airlangga Hartarto is optimistic the exports of footwear products will increase to US$6.5 billion this year and reach $10 billion in the next four years. “Moreover, Indonesia has signed the CEPA with Australia and the European Free Trade Association [EFTA]. This has the potential to expand the export market for our manufactured products,” […]
Read MoreThe Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) increasing role in regulating Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) will boost investors’ confidence in the new fund-raising method, according to an expert in blockchain. “Instead of letting individual parties conduct their own ICOs, it is better to have an official process of collecting the relevant information as it will provide […]
Read MoreWith technology so interwoven into our daily lives, the days when children only play five stones and capteh are slowly fading away. Many are now immersed in a virtual world which offers endless libraries of cartoons, videos and games – and they’re starting at a really young age, it seems. In Singapore, the average age in which children […]
Read MoreStakeholders from the public and private sector gathered last Friday to discuss the National Export Strategy (NES) 2020-2025, including actions to take to boost Myanmar’s export sector. The first Stakeholders’ Symposium for updating the NES was aimed at boosting Myanmar’s export performance in the global economy and was attended by Vice President U Myint Swe […]
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