PETALING JAYA: The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (Rehda) is urging the government to implement measures that can ease the impact of rising building material costs on the property market. Rehda president Datuk N.K. Tong said the association has presented a wishlist to the government ahead of the revised Budget 2023, which will […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S inflation rose across the board in January, but came in slightly under economist estimates, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) showed on Thursday (Feb 23). In the first month of 2023, headline inflation increased to 6.6 per cent year on year, from 6.5 per cent […]
Read MoreAccording to the latest data released by the National Economic and Social Development Council on Feb 17, Thailand’s real GDP growth slowed significantly to 1.4% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 4.6% in the third quarter. The fourth-quarter figure was a major miss from consensus estimates of 3.5% and lowered full-year growth to 2.6%. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, along with Thailand and Vietnam, has the most to gain if travel from China rebounds to levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Moody’s Analytics. In a report, the research arm of the Moody’s Group said the tourism industries in the Philippines and the two other countries depend the […]
Read MoreSouth China’s Hainan Province on Wednesday held a forum here to promote the Hainan Free Trade Port to Cambodian officials, entrepreneurs and exporters. The event was attended by some 170 Cambodian and Chinese officials and business people. Speaking at the event, Hainan’s Vice Governor Shen Danyang said Hainan and Cambodia enjoy geographical proximity, which is […]
Read MoreE-commerce tax from businesses and sellers will continue to be collected in 2023 as part of ongoing efforts to ensure cross-border giants declare profits and pay their taxes. According to the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA), in 2022, retail e-commerce revenue in Vietnam reached $16.4 billion, up 20 per cent compared to 2021, […]
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