The baht opened at 33.41 to the US dollar on Friday, strengthening from Thursday’s closing rate of 33.42. The Thai currency is likely to move between 33.35 and 33.45 to the greenback during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon said that the baht is likely to strengthen slightly because the dollar […]
Read MoreThailand’s media spending in 2021 is expected to be nearly on par with last year at 74.5 billion baht, but could increase by 13% next year if there is no significant impact from the pandemic, says Media Intelligence Group (MI), a media planning and creative agency. MI also urged small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to […]
Read MoreIn September 2021, Brunei Darussalam’s total trade was valued at BND2,346.1 million, an increase by 98.3 per cent from BND1,183.1 million during the same month last year. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for September 2021 increased by 5.3 per cent compared to August 2021. Total exports increased by 127.1 per cent year-on-year to BND1,356.8 […]
Read MoreThe government of Laos will attempt to attract more than 700 companies to invest in Special Economic Zones over the next five years. Director-General of the Special Economic Zone Promotion and Management Office, under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Mr. Sonepaserth Dalavong, says special economic zones (SEZs) have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Read MoreMAYBANK Kim Eng (MKE) is positive on the investment outlook of the real estate sector in Vietnam, given recent indications that its new government will be acting to clear the country’s regulatory bottlenecks so as to smoothen the supply of modern housing in big cities. In a report on Monday (Dec 13), the brokerage pinpointed […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas capped the year with policy rates kept at historic-low, citing the need to continue its support to an economy that is just getting its groove back following a pandemic-induced collapse. At its final meeting this year on Thursday, the seven-man Monetary Board decided to maintain the BSP’s […]
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