The manufacturing production index in June rose for a fourth straight month, up 17.58% from a year earlier, boosted by higher production of autos, electronics and steel, the industry ministry said on Friday. The reading, coming off a low base last year, compared with a forecast for an increase of 18.8% in a Reuters poll […]
Read MoreThe pace of export will depend on the recovery of the global economy and the competitiveness of Vietnam’s export staples. Export activities would play a key role for the local economy in years to come, said Chief Economist at the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) Pham The Anh at the launch of the […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Rising vaccination rates, gradual lockdown easing measures and a global economic rebound are expected to spur Malaysian exports for the remainder of 2021. Centre for Market Education chief executive officer and Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) senior fellow Carmelo Ferlito, (pic below) said the outlook for exports and international trade remained […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The consumer and retail sector in the Philippines is seen fully recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic next year after a major slump last year, according to Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research. In its latest commentary, “Philippines consumer outlook: Spending recovery from COVID-19 to spill into 2022,” Fitch […]
Read MoreThe food and beverage industry has reacted with concern to the government’s decision to impose a curfew in the country’s major cities, along with restaurant closures and bans on alcohol sales for the next two weeks. The restrictions were announced by the government on Wednesday night. They have been brought in to stop the spread […]
Read MoreThe one-month shutdown of construction worker camps to contain the spread of Covid-19 is expected to decrease demand for steel in the construction sector by 30-40% as Tata Steel Thailand (TSTH) has already seen sales drop by 20-30% during the shutdown. Domestic steel consumption will feel the impact in the next one to two months, […]
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