Exports are expected to slowly recover in the remaining months this year, boosted by strong demand for food, people working from home, Covid-19-related products, and automobiles and parts. Speaking after the second meeting of the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee on Commerce, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Wednesday both the public and private […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Thailand received a group of tourists from China on Tuesday, its first such arrivals since commercial flights were banned in April to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the visitors seemingly undeterred by escalating street demonstrations in Bangkok. Thirty-nine tourists from Shanghai arrived on Tuesday night, the deputy director of the country’s main Suvarnabhumi Airport, Kittipong […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Tuesday that it was ‘closely studying’ media reports that Singapore banks had informed US regulators of suspicious transactions. The move came as global banks faced a fresh scandal about dirty money on Monday as they sought to limit the fallout from a cache of leaked documents […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s economy is set to contract for the first time since the Asian financial crisis more than two decades ago as the country struggles to get virus cases under control. Gross domestic product is forecast to decline 0.6% to 1.7% this year, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Tuesday at a briefing in Jakarta. The […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The stimulus program will target Vietnamese people and expats living in Vietnam. As soon as Covid-19 has been back under control, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched a program to stimulate domestic tourism in the last months of 2020 with the theme “Vietnam tourism: a safe and attractive destination.” As […]
Read MoreRecord low interest rates, rising commodity prices and improved mobility data have been buoying expectations of a recovery across emerging markets even as investors cast a wary eye toward November’s U.S. presidential election. Yet for all those plus points – and any small boost provided by a gentler geopolitical backdrop – it’s rate differentials that […]
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