Experts are forecasting a small growth in the global gross domestic product (GDP) due to the stabilisation of several leading markets such as the United States and Singapore, according to speakers at a seminar organised by Baiduri Bank yesterday. The speakers also said that more economies are slowly opening while business restrictions are gradually being […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its 2021 economic growth forecast for the Philippines to 6.9 percent from the original target of 6.6 percent, the fastest among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Yongzheng Yang, resident representative to the Philippines of IMF, said the latest gross domestic product […]
Read MoreJakarta. Today, the Indonesian young generation stands to benefit from its rapid growth and capital market development that present ample investment returns in the next few decades, Tourism and Creative Economic Minister Sandiaga Uno said on Wednesday. Sandiaga, one of Indonesia’s richest people, urged the young people aspiring to become financially independent to become long-term investors in equities and focus their […]
Read MoreA national portal on tracing the origin of products and goods is expected to be put into operation in the fourth quarter of this year, according to the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (DSMQ). Bui Ba Chinh, deputy director of the DSMQ’s National Centre for Codes and Barcodes, said by 2025, this portal aims at […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE will raise the pot for its Tourism Development Fund (TDF) to support the sector amid near-term headwinds. The latest S$68.5 million top-up comes on continued “targeted support” for “quality tourism enterprises”, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing told the Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) Tourism Industry Conference on Wednesday. “In the near term, […]
Read MoreBaiduri Bank in collaboration with Royal Brunei Airlines has launched the ‘Your Gateway to more Destinations’ promotion for Royal Brunei Visa cards. All successful applicants for the Royal Brunei Visa Credit and Debit cards by Baiduri Bank will receive four years annual fee waiver and up to 3,000 Royal Skies miles from April 1 to […]
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