INDONESIA’S annual inflation cooled to its lowest rate in seven months in March, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday (Apr 3), as prices rose slower than usual during the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. March’s annual inflation rate was 4.97 per cent, the lowest since August 2022, and down from […]
Read MorePouYuen Vietnam Company LTD is one of those that have felt the pinch of the economic retreat. The company has announced a plan to terminate 2,300 posts and trim ranks at its Sections C and D in the short term. HÀ NỘI — Many Vietnamese firms are going through rounds of layoffs as the global economic downturn […]
Read MorePRICES of private homes in Singapore have accelerated in the first quarter of 2023, growing 3.2 per cent over the previous three months, according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) flash estimates on Monday (Apr 3). This follows a marginal 0.4 per cent increase in Q4 last year. Year on year, prices climbed 11.3 per cent, noted […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s seasonally adjusted manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) climbed to 48.8 in March 2023 from 48.4 in February 2023, indicating improving demand in the manufacturing sector, says S&P Global. In a statement today, the financial information and analytics firm said the latest reading pointed to the least marked slowdown in business conditions since […]
Read MoreThe Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) expects 1 million Chinese tourists in the second quarter of this year, following positive signs of flight resumptions, while urging authorities to help regulate “zero-dollar” tours and illegal tour guides. Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, president of Atta, said as airlines work to increase both scheduled and charter flights, flight supply is […]
Read MoreAs much as 42 percent of the loans disbursed by banks and commercial banks in Cambodia has been taken by residents living in its capital Phnom Penh while women borrowers outnumber men in most of the provinces. According to a report by the Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC) for 2022, released recently, out of the $48 […]
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