KUALA LUMPUR: The government has maintained the country’s economic growth forecast for 2022 in the range of 5.5 per cent to 6.5 per cent. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the figure was also in line with the IMF and World Bank projections of 5.7 per cent and 5.8 per cent respectively. […]
Read MoreThe CAAV has asked the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation to issue a Notice To Airmen on the lifting of all restrictions on international flights from February 15, returning to the normal situation as before the outbreak of COVID-19. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), limits on the number of inbound and […]
Read MoreCambodia’s garment, footwear and travel goods industry has seen a 15.2 percent rise in exports in 2021, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise on Saturday. The Southeast Asian nation exported the products worth $11.38 billion last year, up 15.2 percent from $9.88 billion in the year before, the report […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Japanese investment bank Nomura has raised its 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the Philippines to 6.8 percent from the previous target of 6.5 percent as COVID cases start to ease. In a report, Euben Paracuelles, chief ASEAN economist at Nomura, said the upward revision reflected the faster-than-expected expansion in […]
Read MoreEntrepreneurs feel they cannot continue to maintain stable prices of goods much longer as soaring energy costs are making waves across the board, dealing a blow to both emerging businesses such as delivery services as well as laggards like tourism. The government is struggling to find funding to help businesses and households because of the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The financial technology arm of Aboitiz-led Union Bank of the Philippines expects to sustain its growth momentum, as gross transaction value processed reached P20 billion last year. John Januszczak, president and CEO at UnionBank’s UBX, said the leading open finance platform in the country aims to ride on its remarkable growth last […]
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