BANGKOK: Border trade between Malaysia and Thailand in the first nine months of the year fell 17.23% to 175.10 billion baht (100 baht = RM13.50) as border closure to curb the spread of Covid-19 has disrupted normal economic activities. Foreign Trade Department director-general Keerati Rushchano said Thailand’s cross-border trade with neighbouring countries – Malaysia, Myanmar, […]
Read MoreObservers said Joe Biden’s victory in the United States’ presidential election would have a positive impact on Thailand, noting that ongoing trade tensions with China were likely to cool as the president-elect has vowed to resume constructive dialogue with all strategic partners. The vice-president of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), Visit Limlurcha, said that once […]
Read MoreThe rate is even higher than the 7.1% year-on-year growth from a pre-Covid-19 environment in 2019. Vietnam’s household spending is projected to grow by a real rate of 9.6% year-on-year over 2021, a significant improvement from a projected 0.5% growth in 2020, according to Fitch Solutions, a subsidiary of Fitch Group. The rate is even […]
Read MoreCambodia, which currently depends for most on its less -developed agricultural products on negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs), needs to urgently address this issue, say industry watchers. With about 80 percent of its total exports being garments and textiles, mostly under the trade preferences provided by developed economies, the government is now boosting agricultural products […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government’s debt payments in the first nine months exceeded P1 trillion following the repayment of the P300 billion short-term loan from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). Based on BTr data, debt service from January to September amounted to P1.13 trillion, a dramatic […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy is unlikely to pick up in a “very vibrant sort of way very soon” as key export markets in Europe and the US face renewed coronavirus outbreaks, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. While many sectors have shown improvement since lockdown measures were relaxed, some such as aviation, transport and tourism are […]
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