Brunei Fertilizer Industries Sdn Bhd (BFI) signed a service agreement in a virtual ceremony with Muara Port Company Sdn Bhd (MPC) to undertake logistics, operations and port-handling services for the purpose of exporting granular urea for BFI. Signing on behalf of BFI was its Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Salim Baderkhan, while MPC was represented by […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Consumer price growth resumed its uptick to accelerate beyond government expectations anew in August on higher utility costs and pricier food items. Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, went up 4.9% year-on-year in August, faster than 4% on-year clip recorded in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday. The […]
Read MoreThailand’s exports are expected to rise 10-12% this year as the global economy recovers, but the country’s coronavirus outbreak remains a negative factor, the National Shippers’ Council said on Tuesday. In the third quarter, exports, a rare bright spot in the economy, are forecast to increase 8-10% from a year earlier, the group told a […]
Read MoreThe overseas Vietnamese business community is an important distribution channel to bring Vietnamese goods to the world market, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien. From August 18 to September 27, the MCQ supermarket chain and AusViet Company are implementing a trade promotion programme for Vietnamese rice in Australia with the title “Vietnam, Land […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A total of nine companies managed to beat the deadline for the filing of applications for digital banking licenses as the three-year moratorium imposed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) took effect on September 1. In an email sent to The STAR, the regulator said it received nine applications from new […]
Read MoreA well-functioning logistics sector underpins most economic activities and is fundamental for productivity and growth. Greater liberalization efforts in the logistics sector would help Vietnam to benefit from potential economy-wide productivity gains from increased foreign direct investment (FDI). This is one of the 36 recommendations on specific legal provisions that should be removed or amended […]
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