KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade has set a new sales record in May 2022, growing by 19.9 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM129.8 billion — the highest sales recorded since 2013, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin attributed the increase to the retail trade […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce announced that it will continue to keep registrations for e-commerce and online business licenses open. The Ministry released the notification on the registration on the evening of July 7. The notification stated that due to the large number of business people and legal representatives present to apply for the licenses, the […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand (BoT) said on Friday it would let the baht move in line with market forces, but would take action if there was excessive volatility in the currency. Weakness in the baht has been moderate compared with regional currencies and mainly driven by a strong dollar, BoT senior director Daranee Saeju told […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The number of unemployed Filipinos went up in May while the quality of available jobs deteriorated, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a briefing yesterday, the PSA reported that the country’s unemployment rate rose to six percent in May from 5.7 percent in April. This translated […]
Read MoreJakarta (ANTARA) – Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Ni Wayan Giri Adnyani expected a renewal of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intensifying cooperation in the tourism sector with ASEAN-India member states. According to Adnyani’s statement here on Thursday, India has in place the human resources development program in the tourism sector […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) yesterday announced that the banking sector is extending the period to waive the fees and charges (excluding third party charges) for local online interbank fund transfers via the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and Automated Clearing House (ACH) systems for another six months, until December 31 for bank customers. This […]
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