The Thai government is being urged to accelerate the stimulation of border trade and establish joint special economic zones with bordering countries to boost trade and investment. Such a move could help offset the impact from a spate of risks to the global market, such as a prolonged Russia-Ukraine war, an energy crisis and a […]
Read MoreMany business fields have been witnessing a rapid recovery after the Covid-19 outbreak. However, difficulties are ahead as they lack capital and petrol prices are escalating. Workers at Quang Map Restaurant in District 1 in HCM City are busy these days as the restaurant is always crowded. Several months ago, the restaurant owner thought that […]
Read MoreIn its Consumer Payment Attitudes 2021 study, Visa highlights a rapidly changing payment landscape in Cambodia, with cash losing ground to digital alternatives, said Visa in a news release issued on June 29. Fourteen percent of Southeast Asian consumers currently do not use cash and this trend is led by consumers in Cambodia (36 percent), […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) and Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) have agreed to begin discussions on Frameworks of Cooperation in the digital economy and green economy, with a view to concluding the Frameworks this year, both ministries said in a joint release on Thursday (Jun 30). Singapore’s Minister for […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The higher ceiling price for broiler chickens and eggs may only provide “slight relief” to Malaysian poultry players, who have been battling margin compression for the past several months. TA Research analyst Tan Kam Meng described the recently-announced hike in ceiling price for chickens as only “marginal”. He also said that the increase […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Factory gate prices remained in an upward trend in May, as increments have been recorded in nearly the entire majority of industry groups, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Latest data from PSA showed that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for May accelerated 6.9 percent, faster than the 6.3 percent in April. […]
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