MANILA, Philippines — Retail prices of selected construction materials in Metro Manila accelerated in January as price increases were seen in electrical, masonry and miscellaneous building materials, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. The Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) rose 2.5 percent in January 2019 from 2.4 […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Domestic companies are focusing more on the product quality instead of variety to gain consumers’ trust and competing with foreign goods. Vietnamese products still dominate the local market, as a recent survey conducted by the Association of High-quality Vietnamese Products showed that 89% of respondents said they prefer Vietnamese products and 93% frequently […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand plans to make digital payment the main payment channel in the next three years. Central bank governor Veerathai Santipraphob, said yesterday that the central bank and other parties would create an ecosystem for digital payment to become the main channel of payment in the kingdom. The system would be cost efficient, […]
Read MorePrime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said the launch of the first direct flight between Cambodia and Indonesia will spur growth in tourism, trade and investment between the two Asean member states. Indonesia and Brunei are the only Asean members that lack a direct air link with the Kingdom, but Indonesian airline Citilink recently announced its […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Ensuring investor confidence in the Malaysian economy and its potential growth is crucial for the country to sustain its growth momentum, going forward, said Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, chairman of the board of directors, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. While saying that more than two-thirds of the Malaysian economy was driven by investments and […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The statistics figure would be updated annually into the GDP, GRDP and key social-economic indicators, which will later be released on a quarterly basis. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the proposal to calculate the unobserved economic sector, with a view to including these statistics into gross domestic product (GDP) calculation by […]
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