INDONESIA’S President Joko Widodo’s popularity took a hit after his decision to increase fuel prices raised public discontentment over surging living costs, according to the latest opinion poll. His approval rating fell by 10 percentage points to 62.6 per cent from 72.3 per cent in August, based on Indikator Politik’s survey of 1,200 people conducted […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Pork and chicken continued to drive the country’s meat imports, which rose seven percent as of end-August. Latest data from the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) showed the country imported 851.84 million kilos of meat and meat products from January to August, higher than the 795.59 million kilos shipped in the same […]
Read MoreRobinhood, the food delivery company backed by Siam Commercial Bank, will introduce car-hailing services by the end of this year as it moves to become a “superapp”. Srihanath Lamsam, managing director of Purple Ventures Co, on Monday announced the tentative launch of Robinhood Ride service by year’s end. The move came after the Land Transport Department […]
Read MoreThailand’s rice exports are likely to exceed 8 million tonnes this year, driven by the resumption of purchases by Iraq and India’s restrictions on rice shipments. Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said rice shipments will benefit if India maintains it ban on exports of broken rice and 20% duty on exports […]
Read MoreThe International Merchandise Trade Index (IMTI) measures the changes in the levels of unit values and volume of merchandise exports and imports between the Sultanate and trading partners and can assist policymakers to assess the factors that contribute to the country’s trade performance. In the first quarter of 2022, total exports increased by 55.3 per […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S dollar has established itself as Asia’s most resilient currency against the US dollar this year, and some strategists are betting on more strength if price pressures force the nation’s central bank to tighten its exchange-rate policy again next month. Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup and MUFG Bank are among banks that are bullish on the […]
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