MANILA, Philippines — Inflation is likely to hit as much as 5% this month even as signs are emerging that tight meat supplies responsible for the price uptick in recent months are abating, the central bank said on Wednesday. The official projection is pegged between 4.2% and 5% inflation for March, this time driven by […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines slid by a notch in a global ranking of gender equality after headways to bring more Filipinas to the labor force got stunted while the pandemic wiped out gains in closing gender gaps around the world. Out of 156 countries, the Philippines inched down to the 17th spot in this […]
Read MoreThe manufacturing production index (MPI) for February was down 1.08% from a year earlier, weighed down by lower oil production, the industry ministry said on Wednesday. The reading compared with a forecast for a rise of 0.1% in a Reuters poll and January’s revised 2.0% fall. Output in March is expected to rise due to […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S bank lending rose for the fourth straight month in February on continued growth in housing and construction loans, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) showed on Wednesday. Loans through the domestic banking unit – which captures lending in all currencies, but reflects mainly Singapore-dollar lending – were up 0.5 per cent to […]
Read MoreAn official from the Ministry of Commerce said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP) will definitely open up opportunities for Cambodia. He was speaking in response to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) citing potential serious negative effects of the RCEP. Penn Sovicheat, undersecretary of state for […]
Read MoreWind power developers, who are running against time to put their projects into operation prior to November 2021, now face another problem: they may not get a VAT (value added tax) refund because of certain regulations. Vo Duy Tan, director of Phong Lieu Wind Power JSC, said at a recent conference held by the Quang […]
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