The lifting of travel restrictions has resulted in an uptick in commodity prices for rice, despite exports falling more than 23 percent so far this year. Battambang Provincial Agriculture Department Deputy Director In Sovanmony told Khmer Times rice prices had increased in the open market in recent weeks, despite the drop in exports. Farmers were selling the […]
Read MoreAfter HCM City resumed operation of goods delivery services on August 31, Viettel Post and Vo So e-commerce platform opened an “online market” to provide food and essential goods for people at hcm.voso.vn. The market meets the demand for goods of the most populous city in the country, especially amid the complicated epidemic situation. To buy […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank has issued new rules making it easier for banks to meet requirements on supporting small and medium business, in a measure also aimed at bolstering an economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, it said in a statement. The new rules replaced a 2015 regulation mandating banks to provide 20 per cent of their […]
Read MoreTAX collection in Singapore fell by 7.3 per cent in the last financial year to S$49.6 billion due to dampened business activities amid the pandemic, said the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) on Thursday. The collection represents 73.6 per cent of the government’s operating revenue and 10.6 per cent of Singapore’s gross domestic product. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — The ringgit continued to close slightly weaker against the US dollar as investors remained on the sidelines today, awaiting the release of the US non-farm payroll reports for more hints on when the US Federal Reserve will begin tapering this year. At 6pm, the local note fell to 4.1570/1600 versus […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s economic recovery this year remains in jeopardy as the chances of achieving herd immunity are getting dimmer, even as the government moves to stop imposing restrictions and mobility curbs. In a report, London-based Capital Economics said prospects for a strong economic rebound for the Philippines this year are dimming with […]
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