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Regional gaming summit to be held in Cambodia

Gaming industry players in the Mekong Region will be descending on Cambodia in a few months for one of the biggest regional events of the industry in the last few years. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia Ros Phirun, director-general of the Ministry of Commerce, confirmed in an email yesterday that Cambodia […]

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5 factors laying foundation for Vietnam’s economic outlook: IMF

The Hanoitimes – Looking ahead to the longer term, Vietnam will face risks related to aging, climate change, and digitalization. The International and Monetary Fund (IMF) has named five factors expecting to lay the foundation for Vietnam’s economic outlook. Despite rising trade tensions and volatility in emerging economies throughout 2018, Vietnam’s economy saw broad-based growth […]

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Asean ministers to sign deal on Asean MRAs

Asean economic ministers are scheduled to sign a pact on mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs) for automobiles and parts as well as the improvement of protocols for dispute settlement mechanisms in September. Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, said the third senior economic official meeting (SEOM) held during July 14-18 in Bangkok agreed to […]

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Bank Indonesia cuts rate to 5.75 percent

Bank Indonesia has reduced its key interest rate in a move that signals an end to the tightening cycle that began last year. Following a two-day Board of Governors meeting, the central bank cut its benchmark rate, the seven-day reverse repo rate, by 25 basis points (bps) to 5.75 percent on Thursday. Lending and deposit […]

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Surge in baht a big headache for Thailand’s tourism

BANGKOK: Thailand’s tourism minister has blamed a surge in the baht for sapping tourist arrivals into South-East Asia’s second-largest economy and says he’ll take up the matter with the central bank, highlighting rising concern over the currency’s gains. Arrivals have dropped because of the baht’s strength, Pitak Ratchakitprakarn, minister of tourism and sports, told reporters […]

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