Inbound tourism players in Malaysia have expressed support for a cautious tourism reopening for the country, as authorities decide to indefinitely suspend a travel bubble for Tioman Island and Genting Highlands that was meant to set in on October 1. The postponement was announced by Kamaruddin Ibrahim, general manager of Tourism Pahang, which oversees the […]
Read MoreJAKARTA : Indonesia’s annual inflation rate inched up in September to 1.60per cent, the highest in four months, though the rate was slightly below analyst expectations, data from the statistics bureau showed on Friday. A Reuters poll had expected a September inflation rate of 1.69per cent, compared with August’s 1.59per cent. The September rate was […]
Read MoreTO purge crooks who are moving dirty money through Singapore’s financial institutions, the Republic’s central bank is introducing a digital platform that will require financial institutions to securely share information on suspicious customers or transactions. Dubbed Cosmic (Collaborative Sharing of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Information and Cases), the new platform to be rolled out from […]
Read MoreVietnam’s labor force is projected to contract by almost one percent per annum over the next three decades, creating headwinds to sustaining high economic growth rates. Vietnam’s economic growth could slow as its population ages, squeezing public finance and stressing the service delivery system, unless timely reforms are set in motion, a new World Bank […]
Read MoreThe National Bank of Cambodia has issued a notice to banks, microfinance institutions and money changers to participate in the bidding for US $200,000,000 in October The bidding will be done in stages, with the exact date and amount of the bidding to be announced later. According to the National Bank of Cambodia, the dollar […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said inflation likely settled at 4.8 to 5.6 percent in September, following its acceleration to a 32-month high of 4.9 percent in August. In his weekly virtual press conference, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said inflation last month was driven by the upward adjustments in domestic oil […]
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