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Thailand: Online asset trading boom anticipated

Trade of assets, such as cryptocurrencies, stocks and mutual funds, will become the most popular online activity in Thailand after Covid-19 eases as users pay more attention to online platforms to seek revenue or career changes, according to a survey by the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA). This finding was drawn from ETDA’s “Thailand Internet […]

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Singapore non-oil exports surge 24.2% in November, biggest jump in nearly 10 years

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s key exports defied supply chain disruptions and continued challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic to rack up their biggest increase in almost 10 years last month. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) surged 24.2 per cent year on year, extending the revised 17.8 per cent increase in October and growing for the 12th straight month, according to data released […]

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Vietnamese spend a lot to buy cars at year-end

According to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA), in November, 38,656 cars were sold, up 30% compared to the previous month and 6% over the same period of last year. Of this, there were 27,764 tourist cars, an increase of 40%; 10,280 commercial cars and 612 special-use cars, up by 8% and 39% over the […]

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Lao economy forecast to grow 4.2%

The Lao economy is projected to grow by 4.2 per cent in 2022, driven by commercial production for exports and opportunities and benefits arising from the Laos-China Railway. The rail link, which became operational recently, will enable Lao products, notably agricultural goods, to have better access to the Chinese market, according to a new report […]

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Philippines: BSP keeps key rate at record low of 2%

MANILA, Philippines (Update 1, 8:08 a.m.) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday kept interest rates at record lows for its eighth and last policy meeting for the year even as the emergence of new COVID-19 variants poses downside risks to the outlook for economic growth and inflation. In a virtual press conference, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the […]

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