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Evergrande woes unlikely to dent Philippine banking system

MANILA, Philippines — The possible collapse of debt-troubled Evergrande, China’s second largest real estate company, is unlikely to jolt the Philippine banking sector, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Ma. Cynthia Sison, deputy director of the Supervisory Policy and Research Department at the BSP, said local banks’ cross-border exposures or claims […]

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Thailand: Rules on travellers to ease

The National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) will propose shorter quarantine periods for some foreign visitors to revive the tourism industry and stimulate the economy. If approved, select groups of foreign visitors would only have to quarantine for 7–10 days instead of 14. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), said quarantine would […]

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Vietnam: Plenty of room for attracting US investment

In order to attract investment projects from the US, Viet Nam needed to continue improving its macro-economy, controlling inflation, and speeding up… There is plenty of room for Viet Nam to lure investment from the United States especially after the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Ha Noi in late August, said Nguyen Van Toan, […]

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Philippines fast-tracking RCEP ratification

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is doubling efforts to finish the ratification process within the year for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, which is seen to provide benefits in terms of greater market access and higher economic growth for the country. “We consider RCEP to be a top priority and we are doubling […]

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