MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy may see a strong last quarter, but sustaining this into the start of 2022 is uncertain amid the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant. In its latest chart book, Capital Economics said the Philippines is up for another positive quarter in the October to December period. This follows the […]
Read MoreI am optimistic that economic recovery in 2022 would improve, both at the national level and in DKI Jakarta Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Economics Scholars Association (ISEI) is optimistic that Indonesia’s economy will improve in 2022, supported by increased private consumption and export performance as well as maintained government fiscal spending. “I am optimistic […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (THE STRAITS TIMES) – Singapore’s overall and core inflation continued to climb in November, after both benchmarks hit their highest in several years the previous month. Both benchmarks rose faster than economists had predicted. Core inflation, which excludes rents and private road transport costs, climbed to 1.6 per cent last month from 1.5 per […]
Read MoreOnly Japan has officially agreed with Vietnam’s plan to resume regular international flights starting next year with four flights a week, the Civil Aviation Authority said on December 23. Vietnam is eyeing restoring air links from January 2022 to nine destinations with a high level of epidemiologic safety: Beijing/Guangzhou (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (the Republic […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has joined the fight against predatory lenders charging an interest rate of as much as 504 percent per annum, as it decided to impose a cap on the charges imposed by lending firms, financing companies and online lending platforms on borrowers. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand said on Friday it expects to test its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the public in late 2022, later than planned, as an alternative payment option. The pilot project, previously planned for the second quarter of 2022, will evaluate the use of the CBDC in cash-like activities within a limited […]
Read More
Thailand
