KUALA LUMPUR: RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has upgraded its 2021 real gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection for Malaysia to 7% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 4% y-o-y earlier. The revision in outlook was made after factoring in the assumption of mass Covid-19 vaccine deployment in the second half of next year, the investment bank […]
Read MoreThe government has set up a joint development package at four eco-tourism destinations in the Kingdom to boost the number of domestic visitors, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Tourism. The four destinations in the Kingdom which are now famous for natural attractions are Roleak Kang Cheurng (Phnom Khnong Phsar) in Oral, […]
Read MoreThailand climbed one spot to 39th out of 63 countries in the digital competitiveness ranking for 2020 released by the IMD World Competitiveness Center, supported by better technology investment. The US retained the pole position in the ranking, followed by Singapore and Denmark. The ranking measures the capacity and readiness of 63 nations to adopt […]
Read MoreIndonesia needs to improve its e-commerce regulations to better accommodate the industry’s needs and strengthen consumer protection, experts have said. Currently, the country’s e-commerce industry only has government regulation No. 80/2019 and Trade Ministerial Regulation No. 50/2020, which will come into effect in November as a regulatory umbrella. Both oversee business licensing, consumer protection and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: With its leadership tossed into uncertainty again, Malaysia risks delays and loss of new investments, analysts and business groups say, as anxiety bubbles among foreign investors worried about policy disruption and reforms stalling. A week after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim laid claim to the premiership citing enough parliamentary support to form a new […]
Read MoreAn increase in new orders and export sales helped the Philippines’ manufacturing sector in September reach its highest growth rate in seven months, an IHS Markit survey has found. Results of the poll showed on Thursday that the country’s seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.1 last month — the highest since February’s […]
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