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Cambodia expects China, RCEP to help boost economic recovery

Amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, Cambodia’s economy in 2020 registered its slowest growth since 1994. However, the country’s growth is projected to rebound this year, thanks to its newly-signed bilateral free trade agreement with China and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). A government report showed that the Southeast Asian nation’s economy shrank 1.9 percent […]

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Thailand: Low-rise house price index rises in Q1

The price index of low-rise houses in Greater Bangkok picked up in the first quarter of 2021 after decreasing for three consecutive quarters because of rising demand, according to the Real Estate Information Center (REIC). Vichai Viratkapan, the centre’s acting director-general, said demand for low-rise houses in Greater Bangkok was on an upward trend, driving […]

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Minister: Indonesia now world’s largest biodiesel producer

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on April 26 that India is now the world’s largest biodiesel producer with a daily output of 137,000 barrels, much higher than the US with 112,000 barrels, Brazil 99,000 barrels and Germany 62,000 barrels. Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on April […]

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Singapore economy to grow faster than 6% in 2021

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy has almost recovered the output lost during the first half of 2020, although its growth momentum eased in the first quarter of this year. But while the outlook for Singapore’s economy has improved, projected growth outcomes across sectors have become even more lopsided than previously predicted, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) […]

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