Along with the contraction in fresh capital, the disbursed capital also slightly plunged 2.2 per cent from a year earlier to $4.3 billion, it noted. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam attracted nearly US$5.45 billion worth of foreign investment in the first quarter of the year, down 39 per cent year-on-year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). Of the three-month figure, over $3 billion […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Rising inflation, an economic slowdown and soaring healthcare costs are the three key factors that Singapore residents say will hinder them from reaching their financial goals, a survey found. Inflation was identified as the key threat to their savings plans by almost seven in 10, or 68 per cent, of the 1,037 Singapore residents polled. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Issuers are pushing credit card ownership, particularly among Filipino women, amid stubbornly high inflation and uncertainties. According to the Credit Card Association of the Philippines (CCAP), the umbrella organization of the country’s 17 major issuers, credit cards serve as powerful tools of economic empowerment for women, as these increase their financial flexibility, […]
Read MoreAlong with a couple of other Asean countries, Cambodia remains a bright demographic spot driving economic growth, said the latest World Bank (WB) report which, however, warned of a slump in global growth for the remainder of this decade. In a report titled ‘Falling Long-Term Growth Prospects: Trends, Expectations, and Policies,’ World Bank on Monday […]
Read MoreThe Lao government and SINO-KCL on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a project titled “Asia-Potash International Intelligent Circular Industrial Park.” The government and SINO-AGRI International Potash Co., Ltd. (SINO-KCL) signed the MOU in Vientiane, indicating that the government-enterprise cooperation project is about to get off the ground after more than one year’s […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Nusa Dua – Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo encouraged ASEAN countries to promote central bank digital currency in line with the rapid development of cryptocurrency. “Private digital assets eventually need to refer to a sovereign digital currency unit of account,” said Perry at the high-level seminar in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Tuesday, March 28. Indonesia’s central […]
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