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Thailand: Ageing to spur health and beauty sector

Health and beauty businesses are recovering rapidly driven by the country’s growing senior population and growing concerns regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Commerce Minister Sinit Lertkrai said the growing elderly population has a positive effect on health and beauty services as elderly people tend to take greater care of themselves while the pandemic had resulted in […]

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Malaysian headline inflation rises to 4.7 per cent

ANN/THE STAR – Headline inflation has increased to 4.7 per cent in August 2022 from 4.4 per cent in July, in line with market expectations, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). The central bank said core inflation increased to 3.8 per cent during the month versus 3.4 per cent in the previous month. “The increase largely […]

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Philippines: Peso drops to new low of P59 vs dollar

THE Philippine peso closed at P59 to a United States dollar on Monday for another record low despite increasing by small increments against greenback in the past three trading days. Data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines said local foreign exchange trading opened at P58.75, weaker than Friday’s P58.6. The local currency traded between […]

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BRI helps address ‘infra deficits’ in Cambodia

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure development strategy adopted by China, has helped address infrastructure deficits in Cambodia, said an economist. BRI has also helped reduce trade and transport costs in the Kingdom, Dr Jayant Menon, a Senior Fellow with ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, said yesterday. He was speaking at a […]

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