Retail systems and businesses producing essential goods, despite difficulties in transporting goods and a labor shortage, are striving to maintain operations and stabilize selling prices to meet consumer demand. Currently, the supply of essential goods in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and some southern provinces is very tense due to the impact of the Covid-19 […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam’s economic growth outlook remains robust, but uncertainty looms. Despite a contraction in first quarter (Q1), the Brunei economy is still projected to grow modestly in 2021, reflecting broad-based growth across sectors as external demand and domestic activity strengthen. This was highlighted in the Brunei Economic Update published by the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies […]
Read MoreThe EU in Laos is providing support for the export of Lao goods to the European market through training sessions for government officials and associated parties. A training session conducted in Vientiane on August 2 was co-chaired by the political officer at the EU in Laos, Francois Pravongviengkham, and Ministry of Industry and Commerce director-general […]
Read MoreThe consumer price index (CPI), a gauge of headline inflation, decelerated in July from the previous month because of government subsidies for utilities, tuition and education fees to alleviate the impact of the prolonged Covid-19 outbreak. The Commerce Ministry reported yesterday inflation was 0.45% in July after tallying 1.25% in June, 2.44% in May and […]
Read MoreThe United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has identified Cambodia as the fourth largest cassava grower in Asia and the 10th largest in the world. Growing, harvesting, processing and exporting cassava is a key to increasing employment and maintaining the livelihoods of thousands of families, and it is also a major source of income for farmers. […]
Read MoreSlides back to within government target MANILA, Philippines — Inflation further eased in July, sliding back to within the government target for the first time this year, as transport prices decelerated, but rising costs of some items in the food basket are fueling concerns this would affect prices in the coming months. Headline inflation, the […]
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