The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) represents a triumph of multilateralism and free trade, and it will become a driving force for regional and global economic growth, Cambodian officials and scholars said. Signed on Nov. 15, 2020, the RCEP is a mega trade deal between 10 ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, […]
Read MoreA GDP growth of 6-6.5% means the country should mobilize over VND3,000 trillion ($132.6 billion) in social investment capital. In case Vietnam could put the Covid-19 situation under control, the country’s GDP growth may hit the 6-6.5% target or even higher. National Assembly (NA) Deputy and Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for […]
Read MorePrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is in talks with related agencies about offering long-term residency in a bid to attract more investors to Thailand after the country’s reopening, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana. The spokesman said the premier met Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, Customs Department director-general Patchara […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — The country’s unemployment rate continued its downward trend at 4.5 per cent in September 2021, registering 729,600 unemployed persons, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said the labour force situation had improved further as employment continued to increase while the unemployment rate was on a declining trend. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The central bank is building the technology infrastructure and technical competencies that are necessary to issue a digital Singapore dollar should the Republic decide to do so in the future. This comes even as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) does not yet see an urgent need for such retail central bank digital […]
Read MoreChina is on track to cut tariffs when an Asia-Pacific trade deal comes into force at the start of next year, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The ministry said on Saturday that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement would boost confidence in economic growth among the pact’s members in the aftermath of the […]
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