MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said consumer complaints declined by 17.6 percent to 19,181 last year from 23,275 in 2020. The regulator said almost half or 46 percent of the total number of consumer complaints last year were processed through the automated chatbot BSP Online Buddy (BOB). This was a significant […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Information and Communications has approved a plan on promoting the development and use of next-generation national online meeting platforms in Vietnam. After assessing online meeting platforms developed by key technology firms in accordance with set criteria, the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) plans to announce the platforms for state agencies, organizations, […]
Read MoreStarting from April 1, visitors entering Thailand enjoy more relaxed conditions after authorities dropped a negative pre-arrival RT-PCR Covid-19 test requirement. Yet the hotel sector remains adamant that a recovery is impossible until all the rules are removed. What are the new Test & Go rules? Travellers no longer have to present a negative pre-arrival […]
Read MoreDisruptions to supplies of commodities, financial strains, and higher prices are among the impacts of the war in Ukraine that will slow economies in Asia in the coming months, the World Bank says in a report released Tuesday. The report forecasts slower growth and rising poverty in the Asia-Pacific region this year as “multiple shocks” compound […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) yesterday published Brunei Darussalam’s residential property price index (RPPI) for the fourth quarter of 2021 (Q4 2021). The index was compiled using data sourced from banks in the Sultanate, and is published with close cooperation from the Ministry of Development (MoD), in particular the Authority for Building Control and Construction […]
Read MoreJakarta (ANTARA) – Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves at the end of March 2022 remained high at US$139.1 billion, albeit decreasing as compared to US$141.4 billion at the end of February 2022. Executive Director of the Head of the Communications Department of Bank Indonesia Erwin Haryono noted in an official statement […]
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