More generous economic relief and a clear alternative plan after a missed vaccination procurement target is required, according to 40 CEOs who met Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha remotely to discuss a solution to the pandemic crisis on Wednesday. Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) chairman Sanan Angubolkul said the business sector was concerned about the pandemic […]
Read MoreThere is a food supply shortage in HCM City, despite the high production capacity in the Mekong Delta. Le Thanh Hoa from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said at an online conference with southern provinces that food output is plentiful. The vegetable growing area in southern provinces has reached 537,000 hectares, while yield […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Universal and commercial banks expect bad loans to increase in the next two years as consumer loans remain vulnerable and prone to weakening due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). A majority of the respondents of the BSP’s First Semester 2021 Banking Sector Outlook Survey (BSOS) said […]
Read MoreHotel investment in Asia Pacific remained flat in the first half of 2021 with US$3.7 billion in sales, a decline of 3.7% year-on-year, according to JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group. In total, 61 hotel investment deals were transacted in the first half across nine countries and representing over 10,000 rooms. Hotel transaction volumes in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The pace of economic recovery in the Philippines would be the slowest in Asia amid a lackluster fiscal response to the pandemic, with the threat of long-term scarring effects now more visible than ever, an international think tank said. In its latest economic outlook report for Emerging Asia, London-based Capital Economics said […]
Read MorePreah Sihanouk province reigns supreme among domestic tourists as the industry undertakes a strategic pivot towards locals. A total of 532,380 domestic travellers visited the coastal province in the first quarter of this year, a 117.9 percent increase over the same period last year. The province attracted nearly 59 percent of all travellers who took […]
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