KUALA 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 […]
Read MoreHALF, or 205 out of 510 companies surveyed, are planning to increase headcount come the fourth quarter of this year despite economic and geopolitical headwinds, according to a survey by staffing firm ManpowerGroup published on Tuesday (Sept 13). While hiring sentiments have dipped by 4 percentage points from the last quarter, such sentiments showed an […]
Read MoreTwo Cambodian-owned firms have leased two locations of land of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) after Hui Bang International Investment Group Co Ltd on Thursday last week terminated leasing land of about 50 percent of the total land area of 40,000 square metres of the port, according to an official of PPAP. One of the […]
Read MoreThe cabinet is on Tuesday expected to approve measures to relieve the impact of high energy prices, including power bills, but the decision will cost the government even more money. The government has already spent over 200 billion baht through subsidy programmes to curb soaring prices of diesel and liquefied petroleum gas, which is used as […]
Read MoreVietnam is now a destination for many foreign investors, including those from the world’s five largest economies. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in 2021, the United States took the lead for nominal GDP with $22,940 billion, followed by China with about $16,863 billion, Japan $5,103 billion, Germany $4,230 billion and the UK $3,108 […]
Read MoreLowest in 13 months MANILA, Philippines — The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) plunged by 51.5 percent to a 13-month low of $471 million in June from $971 million in the same month last year due to higher repayments by multinational companies, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Data released by […]
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