Thailand’s unemployment rate is expected to have risen in the second quarter of this year, as prolonged and severe Covid-19 outbreaks took a heavy toll on Thai companies and entrepreneurs. Tanit Sorat, vice-chairman of the Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai), predicted that the country’s unemployment rate was likely to reach 2.5% in […]
Read MoreThe long fourth Covid-19 outbreak and social distancing regulations have posed great challenges to the office leasing market. Ngo Anh Tuan, director of a transport firm in Hanoi, said its 5-year lease contract is expiring in some days but they still have not reached an agreement with the landlord about the rent. Tuan’s company is […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will continue to be patient, with no drastic change in the country’s accommodative monetary policy stance, vowing to do whatever it takes to help the economy fully recover from the impact of the pandemic. In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian government has set a target that the country’s digital economic growth may account for around 40 percent of the digital economy market in ASEAN by 2025. Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian government has set a target that the country’s digital economic growth may account for around 40 percent of the digital economy market in ASEAN by […]
Read MoreWe have significantly reduced our outlook for Thailand’s economic growth given the surge in Covid-19 cases in the third quarter and subsequent disruption to activity. The country has been facing its worst outbreak since the onset of the pandemic, with cases surging to over 20,000 a day in August, far above previous outbreaks and reflected […]
Read MoreMYANMAR: Currently, difficulty withdrawing cash from banks, withdrawing cash by paying a certain percentage to brokers, and cash shortages are a tremendous challenge to Myanmar. Until now, we have had problems with withdrawing cash from banks. The Central Bank also issued restrictions such as a withdrawal of Ks 20 million only for companies and Ks […]
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