THAI consumer confidence rose for a third straight month in August, reaching a 7-month high and bolstered by improved economic activity following an easing of pandemic curbs, a survey showed on Tuesday (Sep 13). The consumer index of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce rose to 43.7 in August from 42.4 in the […]
Read MoreCambodia exported $15,641 million worth of goods in the January-August period of this year, up by 26.3 percent compared to the same period last year, the General Department of Customs and Excise report said on Monday. The total value of the Kingdom’s international trade rose by 21.5 percent to $37,405 million, the report said, citing […]
Read MoreCountry’s previous growth trajectory was not sustainable, writes Kanni Wignaraja, U.N. assistant secretary general and director of the U.N. Development Program’s Asia and the Pacific bureau. Ricarda Rieger is UNDP’s resident representative in Laos. This past June, Vientiane almost came to a standstill. Fuel shortages stunted traffic and long lines formed at gas stations around the […]
Read MoreINDONESIA will review minimum wage and other labour rules, the president’s office said on Tuesday, after trade unions staged nation-wide protests against a recent hike in petrol prices that they say has come even as incomes stagnate. President Joko Widodo raised subsidised fuel prices in South-east Asia’s largest economy by 30 per cent earlier this […]
Read MoreIn June, the country’s total trade was valued at BND3,244.1 million, an increase by 62.5 per cent from BND1,995.9 million during the same month last year. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for June increased by 14 per cent compared to May. Total exports increased by 61.1 per cent to BND1,775.1 million in June 2022 […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) is expected to remain favourable for the year (5%), underpinned by sustained improvements in domestic spending and steady external demand, although that is expected to gradually moderate going forward. Public Investment Bank Bhd said electrical and electronics (E&E), as well as the exports of other manufactured goods, will […]
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