SINGAPORE’S factory output soared 24.2 per cent year on year in September, boosted by a near-doubling in output from the volatile biomedical cluster, Singapore Economic Development Board figures showed on Monday. This was far in excess of economists’ expectations of 2.5 per cent growth, and up from August’s upwardly-revised figure of 15.4 per cent growth. […]
Read MoreThe government maintained its projection that the Cambodian economy would contract around 1.9 per cent this year and rebound next year to 3.5 per cent growth, according to the minutes of the Council of Ministers Plenary Session released on Friday. This scenario would put the Kingdom’s 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) at 117.939 trillion riel, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will utilize its plastic waste to fuel its cement manufacturing facilities as part of its sustainability efforts. SMC affiliate Northern Cement Corp. (NCC) is capable of consuming up to 1.5 million tons of plastic waste per year. It is targeting to reduce use of traditional fuel by up […]
Read MoreThe Public Health Ministry will make a list of low-risk countries for the Covid-19 pandemic, which will be submitted to the Interior Ministry to draw up criteria for further easing restrictions on entry of foreigners into the country. Government Spokesman Anuchai Burapachaisri said that the list would also be used to consider reduction of the […]
Read MoreThe annual rate of inflation in Myanmar, based on the Consumer Price Index, fell to 6.43 per cent in August 2020, according to a report released by the Central Statistical Organization, under the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. The US dollar against Kyat is relatively weak in August, with a fall of about five […]
Read MoreThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concern over environmental protection – or the lack thereof – in the Job Creation Law, calling on the government to ensure sustainable growth. While the new omnibus law would ease restrictions that had been identified as obstacles to job-creating investment and higher productivity, which could boost growth and […]
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