PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s inflation rate could have reached up to 11.4% if the government had not implemented the subsidies, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said measures to ease the people’s financial burden through the provision of subsidies, aid and incentives enabled Malaysia to record an inflation […]
Read MoreTHAILAND plans to overhaul its digital rules to confer more powers on the central bank and tighten the oversight of platforms offering cryptocurrencies and other tokens after a recent market rout left retail investors reeling from losses. The planned amendments to the regulations will “bring the central bank to be part of it,” Finance Minister […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia, a resource-rich country but also one of the world’s top importers of wheat and sugar, is boosting production of staple crops as the Covid-19 pandemic and war in Ukraine expose risks in its food supply chain.Already the biggest palm oil producer, the South-East Asian nation is trying to increase output of corn and […]
Read MoreVietnam had spent nearly US$6 billion importing 5.65 million tonnes of petroleum of all kinds as of August 15, up 150% in value year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Petroleum businesses imported 651,000 tonnes worth US$736 million in July alone, representing an increase of 5.4% in volume but a fall […]
Read MoreThe Chinese-funded enterprises have played an important role in improving local people’s livelihood in Cambodia, according to the results of a new survey released this week. Entitled “China in Young Eyes,” the survey was conducted in 2021 by the Center for Cambodian Studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government plans to tap the international debt market anew this year to raise more cash for its programs and projects, according to a report. Citing a person familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported on Monday that the government would sell more foreign bonds this year in a bid to raise […]
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