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Vietnam inflation predicted to rise to 3.5% in 2021

Vietnam’s economy with high level of openness could be susceptible to rising inflation as a result of growing global commodity prices. Rising global commodity prices could lead to the return of inflation in Vietnam with an estimated rate of 3.5% year-on-year in 2021, 0.3 percentage points higher than the 3.2% inflation rate last year, but […]

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Thailand: Host of headwinds threaten employment prospects

The second wave of Covid-19, drought and a labour shortage, particularly of high-tech and digital skill groups are tipped to haunt Thailand’s employment prospects this year. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said the Covid-19 crisis will affect entrepreneurs who have not yet recovered if there is a new […]

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Cambodia: AVI panel recognises key roles of banking, private sector for COVID recovery

The Asian Vision Institute (AVI) took part in a virtual panel discussion entitled the “Cambodian Economic Outlook 2021” to discuss the successes and challenges faced by the pandemic as well as the outlook for 2021. The panellists included Nick Beresford, UN Development Programme country representative for Cambodia, Ngo Ravindra international speaker for the World Economic […]

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Credendo: Vietnam continues successful economic story beyond a contained pandemic

Credendo Group’s offices in Germany and Austria have published a study to evaluate the level of risk in Vietnam.  The study emphasised that the Southeast Asian country is continuing its successful economic story after its good performance in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. The article quoted the latest country study of Credendo, saying that Vietnam has been one of the […]

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Thailand mulls waiving quarantine for vaccinated tourists

Thailand may scrap its two-week mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors with proof of Covid-19 vaccination as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to revive its pandemic-hit tourism industry. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday his government will consider allowing visitors who can produce a vaccination certificate to skip the quarantine and authorities will come up […]

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