As Thailand plans to downgrade Covid-19 to endemic status in July, several rules from the pandemic era such as wearing a mask in public and mandatory purchase of Covid health insurance to enter the nation for foreign visitors are set to change. What are the current mask rules for Thailand? The Centre for Covid-19 Situation […]
Read MoreThe State Bank of Vietnam will increase its interference in the foreign currency market and stay ready to pump money to the market more frequently. The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will increase its interference in the foreign currency market and stay ready to pump money to the market more frequently, thus creating favourable conditions […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The exposure of Philippine banks to the volatile property segment grew further to 23.3 percent in the first quarter from 22.01 percent in the same period last year, with the industry’s non-performing loan (NPL) ratio to the property sector breaching five percent. Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed the […]
Read MoreBangkok is the world’s second best city in which to work as a digital nomad because of its mix of accommodation, WiFi spots, transport and cuisine, according to a new study by the UK-based flexible working solutions provider The Instant Group. The study revealed Bangkok was only surpassed by Lisbon, Portugal in the rankings. Bangkok’s […]
Read MoreThe Housing Finance Association expects rising inflation and interest rate hikes to dampen demand for property and mortgages this year. The price of new houses is continuing to increase, in line with higher building material prices. Projected interest rate hikes in the second half of this year should pressure demand among homebuyers and those seeking […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic growth projection of between 5.3 per cent and 6.3 per cent this year is still on track, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz(pix). “But things are very fluid, so we have to continuously monitor the progress to ensure that both appropriate monetary and fiscal responses are done to […]
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