Vietnam looks to maintain a Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth lower than 1 per cent a month during the last quarter of 2021 in an effort to keep inflation under the 4 per cent target for the year, heard a recent meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai and the National Pricing Management Committee […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) rose last month at a better than expected pace, aided by electronic and non-electronic shipments such as specialised machinery, pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals. Nodx expanded 12.7 per cent last month from a year ago, after a 15.9 per cent surge in June. This extends the positive growth trend seen […]
Read MoreThe Philippine economy will likely be back to its pre-pandemic level next year but further lockdowns could delay the recovery to 2023, an economist from Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) said. “We’re estimating a return to pre-Covid levels for the economy by the latter part of next year,” Ricafort said in a briefing on Monday. Ricafort said […]
Read MoreThe government’s planning unit has downgraded its economic growth forecast for a third time to a range of 0.7-1.2% this year from 1.5-2.5% made in May, 2.5-3.5% made on Feb 15 and 3.5-4.5% growth made in November last year, as Covid-19 cases surge. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), […]
Read MoreThe government has set up a working group to develop land management and policy in Sihanoukville as part of a plan to turn the province into a multi-purpose special economic zone (SEZ). The technical team will compile and analyse data on national land management policy, land use and planning in the Kingdom and specific policy […]
Read MoreThe foreign debt repayment is an important part of efforts to maintain the government’s credibility in managing foreign debt. Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s foreign debt fell 0.1 percent to US$415.1 billion in the second quarter of 2021 from US$415.3 billion the previous quarter, Bank Indonesia (BI) reported on Monday. The growth of foreign debt also […]
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