SINGAPORE – Singapore’s upcoming ban on advertisements of high-sugar packaged drinks will have little impact on consumer spending on beverages, said Fitch Solutions Macro Research. A lot has already been planned at an industry level, and companies have begun to adjust their products for the new regulations, said Fitch Solutions. In 2017, major sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) companies in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – MIDF Research expects the Industrial Production Index (IPI) to continue expanding at a modest pace in the second half of this year (2H19) as the global trade war remains a major downside risk to global trade activities and manufacturing production. In a research note yesterday, the research house also said the […]
Read MoreCambodia has agreed to purchase 2,400MW of electricity from Laos by 2027, in a move to meet growing energy demand in the country. Cambodia will buy exclusive power from two coal-fired power plants in Laos: TSBP Sekong Power and Mineral Company that will produce 600MW of electricity and Xekong Thermal Power Plant Company, which will […]
Read MoreForeign direct investment (FDI) into Myanmar still lags other countries in ASEAN, according to a report issued by the ASEAN Secretariat last week. The report ASEAN Investment Report 2019: FDI in Services showed that FDI into Myanmar declined despite record-high inflows into other countries in the grouping. FDI in Myanmar in 2018 slumped 11 percent […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – There could be another wave of investment capital to Vietnam in 2020 in anticipation of the enactment of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, as well as impacts of the US – China trade war, leading to a surge in imports of equipment, machinery and input materials, said Minister of Industry and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Chicken prices can be expected to rise leading up to the holiday season as pork consumption remain selective amid an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), the head of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Pork aversion due to the ASF outbreak has caused prices of pork in the National Capital Region (NCR) […]
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