MANILA, Philippines — The government has already released 96.5 percent of the record P5.02-trillion 2022 national budget as of August, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In its latest report, the DBM said the government has released P4.85 trillion or 96.5 percent of this year’s budget as of end-August. This is an improvement […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): The sales value of Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade grew 41% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM130.7 billion in July 2022, led by a 613.8% jump in motor vehicles’ sales value and as the country’s retail trade value rose 37.5% and wholesale trade value grew 20.6%, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia […]
Read MoreVietnam currently ranks second in Asia-Pacific in terms of food waste, with over 8,000,000 tons of food wasted every year even though it is still edible, causing losses of US$3.9 billion a year, accounting for nearly 2% of the current GDP. The rate of food waste in Vietnam is twice as much as that of […]
Read MoreBoard of Directors of Royal Group PPSEZ reached a consensus to suspend the dual listing plan before the decision was reported to SERC, CSX and related parties in Thailand after the preparation for listing in the second largest capital market in Southeast Asia had been made since 2018. Singapore is the largest stock exchange in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — DBS Bank Ltd. of Singapore raised its 2022 inflation forecast for the Philippines to 5.5 percent from the original target of five percent. In a report, DBS economist Chua Han Teng said the Philippine inflation is still in an uncomfortable zone despite the slight dip to 6.3 percent in August from 6.4 […]
Read MoreRetail sentiment remains tepid as operators fret over rising inflation, an interest rate hike and an increase in the daily minimum wage bound to raise their production costs. Based on the latest market survey conducted during Aug 17-26 by the Thai Retailers Association and the Bank of Thailand, the Retail Sentiment Index stayed unchanged from July […]
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