Crude palm oil exports may reach 1 million tonnes this year, up from 919,000 tonnes last year, driven by a higher supply of oil palm and strong demand from India and China, according to the Commerce Ministry. Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, said the ministry plans to increase crude palm oil exports this […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Retail and wholesale prices of building materials in Metro Manila grew at a slower pace in January from the previous month, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the PSA showed the year-on-year growth of the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) eased to […]
Read MoreChinese investors and business people are keen to return to Cambodia following the opening of China’s borders and Cambodia, on its part, is ‘China Ready.’ The bonhomie between the business communities of the two countries came to the fore once again at a forum organised by Cambodia-China (Hainan) Trade and Investment Promotion Forum in Phnom […]
Read MoreChairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises (VAFIE) Nguyễn Mại speaks with Nhà Đầu Tư (The Investors) online newspaper on why Việt Nam must implement the global minimum corporate income tax soon to remain an attractive FDI destination. The global minimum corporate income tax, initiated by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), […]
Read MoreSpending among Chinese tourists has not been affected by the global economic slowdown as there is huge pent-up demand following a three-year hiatus, helping to stimulate the market, says a travel agent group. Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta), said Chinese tourists coming to Thailand during this quarter were mostly individual […]
Read MoreCommercial joint stock banks have continued to lower deposit interest rates since the middle of this month, a move that is expected to help reduce lending rates and support businesses. HCM CITY — Commercial joint stock banks have continued to lower deposit interest rates since the middle of this month, a move that is expected to help […]
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