KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s services producer price index (SPPI) rose 3.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 114.7 points in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23) from 110.9 points in the same quarter last year as most sub-sectors recorded an increase of prices during the quarter under review. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said among the sub-sectors, […]
Read MoreThe arrival of more international coffee chains shows that the Vietnamese market still has a lot of potential. After the opening of its first store, %Arabica is preparing to open a second store in Ho Chi Minh City. %Arabica is a famous coffee chain in Kyoto (Japan) founded by Mr. Kenneth Shoji in 2014. There […]
Read MoreCambodian exported “footwear, gaiters and the like; part of such articles” to the tune of $323.757 million in the first quarter of this year, down 23.18 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) from $421.443 million, as indicated by provisional Customs (GDCE) data, in a downturn analysts claim could persist throughout the second quarter. This category of items, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Credit growth picked up slightly in March after slowing down for three straight months as the aggressive rate hikes delivered by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) eat into bank lending. Preliminary data released by the central bank showed that loans disbursed by universal and commercial banks grew by 10.1 percent in […]
Read MoreConsumers in VN are reluctant to use eco-friendly products made from natural materials as they are more expensive than plastic products, according to economic experts. Normally, eco-friendly products cost twice as much as plastic products, causing consumers and small businesses to be reluctant to use the former. The Government has set a target to use […]
Read MoreThailand’s eyewear industry is expected to grow by 5% to 7.35 billion baht this year, after seeing a huge drop during 2020 and 2021. According to Phaphan Phadungkiatskun, managing director of Eyelink Vision Co, an importer and distributor of eyewear brands such as ic!berlin and Dior, Thailand’s eyewear market fully recovered last year, with double-digit sales […]
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