MANILA, Philippines — The country’s move to streamline trade procedures earned it a huge boost in global trade facilitation despite challenges due to the pandemic. Based on the latest Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation of the United Nations, the Philippines scored 86.02 percent this year, up from 80.65 percent in 2019. The […]
Read MoreCambodia exported nearly $1.9 billion worth of non-garment products to foreign markets in the first six months of 2021. The figure shows an increase of US$632.5 million or some 50 percent compared to the same period last year, pointed out a press release of the General Department of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will soon allow the commercial sale of Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by the Chinese firms Sinopharm and Sinovac, the science minister said on Friday, as authorities try to ramp up inoculation rates amid a surge in cases. Malaysia has one of the region’s highest number of coronavirus infections per capita but also one […]
Read MoreGrowth in East Asia and the Pacific this year will likely be slower than previously thought, the World Bank said yesterday, as many countries in the region grapple with spikes in Covid-19 cases, new variants and vaccine supply constraints. The East Asia and Pacific region, excluding China, is expected to grow 4% this year, World […]
Read MoreFOR three weeks from Monday July 19, dining-in at food and beverage (F&B) establishments will be scaled back to groups of no more than two people. Those who are fully-vaccinated, however, can continue to dine-in in groups of five at participating F&B outlets that have put in place systems to check the vaccination status of […]
Read MoreVietnam is set to see rapid expansion in terms of mobile wallet usage with mobile wallet penetration to reach nearly 55 per cent by 2025. According to a report by fintech Boku and digital technology analyst house Juniper Research, Vietnam, like many other countries in Southeast Asia, is primed for massive mobile payments growth. Mobile […]
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