[BENGALURU] Most South-east Asian stock markets traded in the red on Friday as uncertainty over the Sino-US trade deal was revived ahead of fresh rounds of negotiations, while concerns about global economic slowdown continued to rattle confidence. Investors are also nervous ahead of a summit in Chile where US President Donald Trump hopes to finalise […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S benchmark private residential property price index rose 1.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2019 over the second quarter, faster than the 0.9 per cent increase shown in the flash estimate released on Oct 1, according to the latest data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday. In Q2 this year, the […]
Read MoreThailand advanced six notches to 21st out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s 2020 Ease of Doing Business (EODB) rankings. The country scored 80.1, slightly below Malaysia, ranked 12th, with a score of 81.50 and Singapore, ranked 2nd, with a score of 86.2, according to the latest EODB report. Thailand’s overall score in the […]
Read MoreThe newly appointed Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is to focus on the development of industrial zones and to increase exports of manufacturing goods during his five-year working term. In addition to increasing exports, he said he also plans to reduce imports of consumer goods and to promote import-substitution industrialization to reduce the country’s current […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Hong Kong’s political turmoil has prompted some capital to move to Singapore though there hasn’t been a flood of inflows from the former British colony, according to Singapore’s central bank. The city state’s banks have seen an uptick in those inquiring about how to re-allocate assets, which is reasonable to expect, Ravi Menon, managing […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Price increases felt by poor families continued to ease in September on the back of more lower utility costs and food prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday. Inflation for bottom 30% income households stood at 0.9% in September, slower than 2.3% recorded in August and 9.5% a year ago. According to the […]
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