PETALING JAYA: The Finance Ministry hopes the momentum of economic recovery would be maintained through Budget 2021, which will be announced on Nov 6. Its minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, said the economy was seeing improvements from various perspectives and indicators, including lower unemployment rates, rising retail and wholesale index, increased foreign direct […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Karl Benson Molina from Rizal would typically look forward to the start of “ber” months as this also means work. A full-time talent development manager that earns on the sidelines as events host, Molina said this year is different, no thanks to the pandemic. “Usually as soon as September arrives, I would get […]
Read MoreThailand’s economy will face a daunting recovery trajectory if tourism does not improve, as economic growth is tied directly and indirectly to foreign tourist arrivals, says Fitch Ratings. “I think it is very hard to see Thailand mounting an aggressive recovery in [economic] growth in the absence of some kind of improvement in the tourism sector,” […]
Read MoreThe news that Ranong border gate stopped trade activities with Myanmar is not true and trade still goes on as normally as usual, according to a statement released by Thai authorities. Thailand had extended only Covid-19 restrictions but would continue trade with Myanmar, Thai news websites also reported. Before that, some media outlets in Myanmar […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Regulatory impediments are hampering the Philippines’ digital shift, raising internet costs even as network speed has not caught up with rest of Southeast Asia despite a welcome boost from movement restrictions brought by the pandemic. In a joint report with the National Economic and Development Authority, the World Bank said that while […]
Read MoreThe Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) plans to steady the Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) industry for future visits from the international market as it awaits the government loosening travel restrictions. TCEB president Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya said about 360 companies from China expressed their intent to bring meeting and incentive groups to […]
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