Thailand’s labour market has been severely affected by the strict measures to control the spread of Covid-19, with the unemployment rate jumping to 2.25% in the third quarter from 1.89% in the previous three months, while household debt continued to grow. The government’s planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), reported yesterday […]
Read MoreCambodia’s economy will recover from last year’s 3.1 percent contraction, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), after a successful vaccination campaign allowed factories to reopen and easing supply-chain bottlenecks helped increase exports. “Recovery from the pandemic is expected to gradually gain momentum in 2021, notwithstanding a recent spike in global infections,” AMRO said. […]
Read MoreThe increase in price of fuels and input materials of many products has occurred in 2021. Notably, the price fever of many commodities has not shown any signs of “cooling down”. The shocking price increase in a short time has pushed up production costs. Meanwhile, goods consumption also faces many difficulties due to the Covid-19 […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S headline inflation rose to 3.2 per cent in October, the highest in over 8 years, according to consumer price index (CPI) data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Tuesday (Nov 23). The last time headline inflation crossed the 3 per cent mark was in […]
Read MoreJakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia should try and attract more foreign investment for funding its green transition, the World Bank has said. “It is essential to get the private sector’s investment and finance in also bilateral cooperation. This transition needs everyone. And for that reason, this is time for Indonesia to make itself attractive to the […]
Read MoreThe government of Laos plans to spend over USD 100 million to promote domestic production in the country and boost exports. A loan from China’s National Development Bank (CDB) will be used to fund select enterprises amid the government’s efforts to increase domestic production and exports to foreign countries, according to KPL. Governor of the Bank […]
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