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Malaysia: Exports hit a soft patch

MALAYSIA’S merchandise trade in terms of exports and imports has entered a soft patch in tandem with weakening global demand. The severity of that slowdown is now being debated, with some expecting it to possibly get worse and long-drawn, while others view it to be a probable mild downturn. Recessions are expected in the United […]

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Tourism recovery rate at 26.3% in Cambodia

Though tourism across Southeast Asia is in the process of regaining its pre-Covid health, with a 26.3 percent recovery rate against pre-pandemic levels Cambodia is placed third among ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states. According to the Tourism Advisory Board of Vietnam, while Singapore tops the table with a 30.9 percent recovery rate, […]

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Philippines: Inflation may remain high at 4.8% next year

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation may remain elevated next year, staying well above the two to four percent target set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), according to New York-based think tank Global Source Partners Inc. In a report, former finance undersecretary Romeo Bernardo, country analyst at GlobalSource, said that inflation may remain elevated at […]

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Thailand: New world disorder

The world is likely to become brittle, anxious, non-linear and incomprehensible, posing new challenges to businesses after the pandemic, says an industry association. Known by its acronym BANI, the new world is confronting entrepreneurs with uncertainties and forcing them to adopt various solutions to cope, ranging from creating partnerships to devising short-term strategies. FROM VUCA TO […]

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Bank Indonesia Predicts December Inflation at 0.44 Percent

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia predicted that the inflation rate in December 2022 will reach 0.44 percent compared to last month (month-to-month). Executive Director of Chief of Communication Division of Bank Indonesia Erwin Haryono said that the prediction was based on the Price Monitoring Survey conducted on the third week of December 2022. “The main commodity that contributes […]

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