SINGAPORE, Sept 16 — Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose by 11.4 per cent year on year in August, following a 7 per cent growth in July, Enterprise Singapore, a government agency, said on Friday. It is the 21st consecutive month for Singapore’s NODX to see year-on-year growth, reported Xinhua. In a breakdown, the electronic […]
Read MoreThailand is scheduled to hold talks with Cambodia over a 26,000 sq kilometres overlapping claims area (OCA) estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the sea floor. The move comes following efforts by the two countries to work together to develop new energy sources and this involves first […]
Read MoreFrom shopping malls to store chains in residential quarters, Japanese retailers are ambitious about entering the Vietnamese market. Japanese stores are attractive for their buffet food counters providing bread, sweet cakes, coffee, sushi and Japanese food, with spacious seats and conveniences such as charging stations and wifi. Young people can also order at kiosks which […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Economists are expecting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to deliver an aggressive 50-basis-point interest rate hike on Thursday, bringing the benchmark rate to pre-pandemic levels. China Bank chief economist Domini Velasquez said the Monetary Board is expected to continue its aggressive pace by raising key policy rates by another 50 basis […]
Read MoreThailand’s customs-cleared export value continued to expand for a 17th consecutive month in July, but the growth rate slowed to 4.3% year-on-year after robust gains of 11.9% in June, 10.5% in May, 9.9% in April and 19.5% in March, which was the highest level since records began in 1991. The slower pace of export growth […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Finance (MoF) is drafting a proposal to reduce fees by 20 to 50 per cent for four transport types to help the sector recover. Specifically, the MoF proposed reducing tonnage fees for ships and boats involved in domestic maritime activities, maritime security fees and fees for entering and leaving seaports by 20 […]
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