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Laos: Govt to address seven urgent issues to spur development

Addressing financial affairs, particularly public debt and financial leaks, is one of the seven urgent issues that the government will tackle over the next five years. Newly-elected Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh highlighted the seven concerns when presenting a draft of the 9th five-year National Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2021-25 and State Budget Plan for 2021-25 […]

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Singapore core price gauge back to growth after a year

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s February main price gauge turned positive for the first time in a year, fuelled by an increase in services costs and higher food inflation, data showed on Tuesday. Core inflation – the central bank’s favoured price measure – was up 0.2% in February from a year earlier. A Reuters poll of economists had […]

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EU, US firms rank Malaysia second most favourable in Asean

KUALA LUMPUR: European and US companies ranked Malaysia second most favourable Southeast Asian country for opportunities to establish or expand their sourcing, selling or operations over the next six to 12 months. According to a Standard Chartered study, “Borderless Business”, chief financial officers (CFOs) and treasurers in the US, the UK, Germany and France indicate […]

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