Thailand’s exports rose a bigger-than-expected 20.27% in July from a year earlier, as global demand improved, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Monday. That compares with a forecast for a rise of 19.7% in July in a Reuters poll and after a rise of 43.82% in June. Exports rose a bigger-than-expected 20.27% in July from […]
Read MoreThe Straits Times: SINGAPORE – Core inflation in Singapore continued its upward trend for the sixth month running in July, on the back of higher electricity and gas costs. Core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private road transport costs, rose to 1 per cent on a year-on-year basis last month, up from 0.6 per cent […]
Read MoreAfter ASEAN, one of the countries interested in the cooperation is Saudi Arabia Jakarta (ANTARA) – Bank Indonesia (BI) is exploring the cooperation of inter-country quick response (QR) with the central bank of Malaysia, Bank Negara after intensifying similar cooperation with Thailand recently. “We are sitting together closely with Malaysia,” BI’s Payment System Policy Department […]
Read MoreWith the funding, local banks have issued 974 guarantees valued at US$686 million to support exporters and importers. Close to 2,000 exporters and importers in Vietnam have benefitted over the past fiscal year from trade financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) designed to help businesses withstand the impacts of Covid-19 and preserve jobs. Given […]
Read MoreCambodia’s Commerce Minister is putting pressure on the Department of Skills to finalise draft laws to protect consumers, stamp out unfair competition and crack down on fraud. Pan Sorasak says the regulations would make trade in the Kingdom better and fairer. The minister stated officials at every level need to be professional and accountable to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country will continue to pay its debts beyond the ideal international threshold of 60 percent of domestic output until 2024, a top finance official said. In an interview with reporters, Finance Undersecretary and chief economist Gil Beltran said the debt-to-GDP ratio could improve only by 2025 at the earliest. Up to […]
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