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Thailand: Stores face stockpiling challenges

Stockpiling of essential goods at home appears to be on the rise as a result of the ongoing lockdown, curfew measures and daily reports of rising Covid-19 infections and death tolls. Operators of supermarkets, hypermarkets and cash & carry stores report shoppers buying large volumes of daily goods such as packed rice, cooking oil, instant […]

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Fresh foreign debt boosts Philippines’ dollar reserves in July

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ dollar reserves inched up in July after the government deposited proceeds from its recent global bonds sale. What’s new Gross international reserves amounted to $106.55 billion as of end-July, up 0.74% month-on-month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported on Friday. Why this matters Foreign reserves are assets managed by the BSP […]

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Cambodia: Real estate firms touting southern Phnom Penh’s investment potential

Southern Phnom Penh’s combination of affordable land and $2 billion of infrastructure development has positioned it as the key area for future growth across all property segments, from landed homes to industrial parks, according to CBRE Cambodia. The Kingdom’s largest foreign-owned property consultancy says infrastructure investment in the new Phnom Penh International Airport and road […]

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Thailand: Retail occupancy rate hits new low

The lockdown extension and a shift to online sales continue to create an impact on the average occupancy rate of Bangkok retail spaces in the third quarter as it falls to the lowest level in almost two decades. Punnee Sritanyalucksana, chief operating officer of Edmund Tie & Co Thailand, a property consultant, said Bangkok retail […]

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