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Indonesia’s Trade Surplus Narrowed Slightly in January

Indonesia’s trade surplus narrowed in January as prices of key commodity exports including coal and natural gas declined during the month. The country recorded a trade surplus of $3.87 billion, narrowing slightly from $3.89 billion a month ago. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal tipped for a $3.27 billion surplus. Indonesia recorded trade surpluses […]

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Philippines: MSMEs urged to tap capital market

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is urging micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to raise funds from the capital market. SEC chairperson Emilio Aquino said the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many financial problems for a lot of MSMEs around the country. “We at the SEC hope to stem their financial woes […]

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Think tank sees bright spots in Brunei’s economy

After registering contraction in real gross domestic product (GDP) for two consecutive years, Brunei is expected to grow by 2.6 per cent in 2023. The optimistic outlook was shared by the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies (CSPS) in its newly-released CSPS Brunei Economic Outlook 2023. There is normalisation of economic activity following the lifting […]

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