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Vietnam faces challenges from US-China trade conflict

The Hanoitimes – In general, Vietnam reaped no rewards from the trade war and is facing obstacles in shipments to several markets. Instead of gaining high growth in exports and FDI attraction in the wake of the US-China trade friction as forecast previously, Vietnam in fact did not see any positive effects from the conflict […]

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Malaysia needs economic buffer

KUALA LUMPUR: Warning of the possibility of a global economic recession next year, Affin Hwang Capital said Malaysia needs to implement immediate measures to cushion against the impact. The upcoming Budget 2020, its chief economist Alan Tan said, should be business-friendly and include short-term boosters to defend the country’s economy from external weaknesses. During a […]

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Thailand: Business registration to stay flat

New business registration is likely to stay flat this year, as the country is weighed down by a strong baht and the US-China trade spat. Most investors are taking a wait-and-see approach about the new government’s economic policies before making any decisions, said Sorada Lertharpachit, deputy director-general of the Business Development Department. She said the […]

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Forecasts lowered for some Asean+3 markets: report

GROWTH forecasts for several Asean markets have been lowered by the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) in its July monthly update, on the back of continuing weakness in manufacturing and export figures. In its June update, AMRO lowered its baseline growth forecast for Asean+3 as a whole to 4.9 per cent in 2019 and 2020, […]

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