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Thailand: 1m room nights in stimulus delayed

Tourism in the high season has been affected by fraud detected in the stimulus scheme, as most hotels saw guests abruptly pause bookings to wait for the government subsidy. Irregularities in the recent transactions of 514 hotels and stores participating in the “We Travel Together” campaign made the government postpone the addition of 1 million […]

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Indonesia’s foreign debt rises to $413b in October

Indonesia’s foreign debt rose to US$413.4 billion in October driven by higher borrowings by the private sector and the government, Bank Indonesia (BI) announced Tuesday. Indonesia’s external debt, which includes government and private-sector borrowings, increased 3.3 percent year-on-year (yoy) in October, lower than 3.8 percent yoy growth recorded a month prior, as the government paid […]

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Philippines: Remittances slowly picking up

Higher inflow for 2nd straight month in October MANILA, Philippines — Remittances increased for the second straight month in October as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) continued to find a way to send their hard-earned money despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said yesterday. Based on BSP data, […]

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