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Indonesia records FDI decrease in second consecutive quarter

Indonesia recorded a further decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) realization in the second quarter this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic batters both the national and global economy. The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) announced on Wednesday that FDI fell 6.9 percent year-on-year (yoy) to Rp 97.6 trillion (US$6.67 billion) in the April-June period, continuing the […]

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Philippines: FDI inflow drops to near-year low

MANILA, Philippines — The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) plunged by 68 percent to hit an 11-month low of $311 million in April from $971 million in the same month last year as many investors put on hold their plans amid the uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Bangko […]

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Google offers support for Vietnam business community

The Hanoitimes – US-tech giant Google looks to build long-term cooperation with Vietnam. Google, with its experience, is willing to support the development of Vietnamese enterprises and looks to build long-term cooperation with Vietnam, according to Scott Beaumont, president of Google in Asia Pacific. Enterprises with high level of digitalization would grow twice as fast as […]

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Indonesia’s horticultural products more expensive than neighbors, says Japan’s Nanyang

Indonesia’s exports of horticultural products such as fruit, vegetables and spices to Japan remain uncompetitive because of high prices, officials have said. Japanese food products importer Nanyang Trading Co.’s president Katsunari Kasugai on Tuesday said that Indonesian frozen horticultural product prices were 40 percent higher than those from neighboring countries like Thailand and Vietnam, because […]

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