The dollar value of Thai exports contracted less than expected in March as shipments of some key items improved, and the Ministry of Commerce now says it expects some export growth for the full year. Exports dropped 4.2% in March from a year earlier, far better than the forecast for a drop of 14% in a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Wages of Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs) are likely to go up at a slower pace in 2023 as workers continue to enter the country and overall demand for labour softens as the economy slows. But while wage growth is expected to ease further, it will stay above its historical average, said the […]
Read MoreTHE Philippines’ agricultural trade deficit widened substantially last year as imports again outstripped exports, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday. Agricultural trade totaled $26.8 billion in 2022, 19 percent higher compared to the previous year’s $22.5 billion. Imports comprised nearly three-fourths or P19.3 billion while exports accounted for $7.5 billion. The resulting $11.8-billion deficit […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Finance has advised residents across the country to pay their road taxes by September this year. The ministry has issued a notice addressing individuals, legal entities, and organizations that own or use vehicles to clear their road tax payments by the end of September. Car shop owners will pay road taxes for vehicles that […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Analysts have mixed views on the inflation outlook for Malaysia in the near term but expect it to hover between 3% and 3.5% for the year underpinned by slower economic growth and stable commodity prices. In March, the consumer price index (CPI) moderated to 3.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) from 3.7% y-o-y in February this […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S manufacturing output contracted less than expected in March, but economists expect the industry’s slump to continue for at least the first half of 2023. Industrial production fell 4.2 per cent year on year in March, marking the sixth straight month of contraction, according to data from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) on Wednesday […]
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