Some people who have not earned enough money because of Covid-19 and have had to borrow money have fallen into traps set by usurers. Hoang Van Thanh in Cau Giay district in Hanoi, for example, said he received a call from a strange number one day. The caller introduced himself as the representative of a […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy will have to wait until late next year to see a return to its pre-crisis levels as the pandemic continues to put a drag on the country’s much-needed rebound. During deliberations in Congress for the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief and Socioeconomic […]
Read MoreBANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Thailand will relax some of its quasi-lockdown restrictions on Wednesday (Sept 1) to allow more travel, and shopping malls and restaurants to reopen after its worst wave of Covid-19 infections showed some signs of easing. The country’s top virus task force approved a plan on Friday designed to gradually boost an economy that has […]
Read MoreThirty Cambodian garment factories have signed up for the EU-funded Switch Garment auditing process, with 20 more slated to join the initiative by the end of the year. The initiative is meant to reduce carbon greenhouse emissions. The Global Green Growth Institute estimates that improved energy practices in Cambodia’s garment production could reduce greenhouse gasses […]
Read MoreThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June 2021 increased by 1.7 per cent year-on-year compared to June 2020. Prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.6 per cent. Meanwhile, non-food prices increased by 1.7 per cent. The CPI increase was largely attributed to increases in the prices and costs of transport (seven per cent); […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More foreign portfolio investments – commonly known as hot money – flowed out of the country in July after global debt watcher Fitch Ratings downgraded its outlook on the Philippines as the country struggled to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Latest data released by the central […]
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