Thailand will resume the ‘Test & Go’ quarantine waiver for vaccinated arrivals from Feb 1, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Thursday, in response to slowing coronavirus infections. The scheme was suspended a month ago after only seven weeks due to the rapid global spread of the Omicron variant and uncertainty about […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the Philippine economy is expected to be less severe, but growth will still be lower than expectations this year. In an email to The STAR, Oxford Economics assistant economist Makoto Tsuchiya said the forecast growth in gross domestic product (GDP) for the Philippines this […]
Read MoreThe government has banned the import of certain types of agricultural produce, livestock and fish, aimed at spurring the farming of these crops and animals in Laos to boost the economy and generate more revenue for farmers. In terms of crops, the government has named cabbage, garlic, onions, pepper, lettuce and white cabbage as crops […]
Read More(Bloomberg) — Central banks in Indonesia and Malaysia are expected to keep their benchmark interest rates at record lows Thursday in case a resurgence of Covid drive by the omicron variant sets back growth. Bank Indonesia and Bank Negara Malaysia are likely to stay on hold at their first meetings of the year, reiterating their […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Employers are preparing to pay workers more as the economic outlook improves and to offset two looming threats to Singapore’s recovery: inflation and a talent crunch. Bosses plan to offer average pay rises of 3.8 per cent this year, up from 3.4 per cent in 2021, noted a survey that polled 456 local […]
Read MoreLast year, Vietnam’s disbursed amount of public funds stood at 77.3% of the year’s estimate, lower than in the same period of the previous year when 82.66% of the year’s allocations were disbursed. Slow disbursement of public funds has been a persistent issue for many years, for which a lack of preparation from the investment […]
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