[SINGAPORE] The Singapore dollar‘s three-month winning streak is facing its stiffest test yet as global growth headwinds dim the outlook for further central bank tightening. An above-consensus inflation report Monday would go a long way toward ensuring the currency’s advance remains on track. A gauge of the country’s nominal effective exchange rate, which the Monetary Authority […]
Read MoreTHE Lao government has given the green light for state agencies to revoke land concession licences held by investors who fail to develop state land in accordance with agreements. Speaking at a press conference at the end of the cabinet’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, government spokesperson Chaleun Yiapaoher said the meeting approved measures to encourage […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam remains an attractive market, stated the report. Trade tensions should bring more FDI into Vietnam and create more jobs as firms move manufacturing from China. Global manufacturers are speeding up their pace of FDI diversion and relocation from China to Vietnam as a result of the US – China trade war, according […]
Read MoreThe government has agreed to use the remaining cash from the Energy Conservation Fund to support a new recycling plan for discarded solar panels and vehicle batteries, in line with the goal of creating a circular economy. The Industry, Energy and Transport ministries will host the project after officials met last Thursday. “Thailand is encouraging people […]
Read MoreIndonesian consumer confidence rebounded in the fourth quarter of last year after having slipped in the previous quarter, according to the latest installment of the 2018 Conference Board Consumer Confidence Survey. The fourth quarter survey, conducted by Nielsen for the Conference Board, shows that Indonesia scored a consistent 127 points throughout last year, except in […]
Read MoreA February 22 meeting between the Private Sector Development Committee led by Vice President U Myint Swe and entrepreneurs from the Union of Myanmar Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) saw the fisheries, steel-making, vehicle manufacturing and distribution and border trade promotion sectors call for policy changes to ease the challenges they face when […]
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