KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 9): Malaysia’s December 2021 wholesale and retail trade sales value increased 3.5% to its record high at RM120.5 billion from a year earlier, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said on Wednesday (Feb 9). “The increase of 3.5% for wholesale and retail trade in December was attributed to the retail trade sub-sector […]
Read MoreDespite mounting pressure from high oil prices, the Commerce Ministry has found the prices of certain products such as pork are declining. Speaking after a war room meeting to supervise the prices of essential products and address inflation, commerce permanent secretary Boonyarit Kalayanamit said the overall price situation remains unchanged, though some items such as […]
Read MoreWhen the State applies measures to stimulate demand and support economic recovery after a deflation period, the real estate market may become overheated if this is not controlled well, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC). Despite the deflation of the national economy caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, real estate prices have risen since the […]
Read MoreMutual development of e-commerce and cross-border trading processes are themes consistent in both the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Rectangular Strategy and the World Trade Organization’s Trade Facilitation Agreement. Competent infrastructure in this area is crucial to the Kingdom’s continued economic ascent, with SME demand for imports and exports growing rapidly en masse. Speed and user […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government collected about P19 billion worth of import duties from rice shipments last year, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said. In a report yesterday, the BOC said its tariff collection from rice imports improved by 22 percent to P18.9 billion in 2021 from P15.5 billion in 2020, exceeding anew the budget […]
Read MoreAsia Pacific region is expected to be the largest market for e-bikes in the coming years, says Research And Markets 2021 report. The global e-bikes market is predicted to reach a value of $79.7 billion by 2026, almost double of what it is today. So why is it that these clean and efficient vehicles, which […]
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