The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is gripped with a fresh worry over the influx of inexpensive Chinese goods following China’s reopening, though Beijing’s policy is good for the tourism sector. Thailand will barely compete in the international trade arena because enterpreneurs currently cannot control production costs due to higher energy bills and wages than those in […]
Read MoreFRESH graduates from Singapore’s four autonomous universities had higher full-time employment rates and salaries in 2022, compared to earlier and pre-pandemic cohorts, according to an annual survey released on Monday (Jan 20). The median monthly gross salary for fresh graduates in full-time jobs was S$4,200, up from S$3,800 in 2021, S$3,700 in 2020, and S$3,600 […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry on Friday said the crude palm oil (CPO) reference price has increased which has affected the export duties (BK) and levies (PE) for the February 16-18 period to US$880.03 per metric ton. This number increased by US$0.72 or 0.08 percent on February 1-15 period, which was US$879.31 per metric ton. The […]
Read MoreYANGON (XINHUA) – Myanmar’s seaborne trade surged 19.42 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to about USD22.24 billion in over 10 months of the 2022-23 fiscal year beginning in April last year, official data showed on Saturday. From April 1 last year to February 10 this year, the country’s maritime export rose 10.21 per cent to over […]
Read MoreThai banks’ non-performing loans stood at 2.73% of total lending at the end of December 2022, down from 2.77% at the end of September, helped by debt restructuring, the central bank said on Monday. The banking system remained strong with high levels of capital, loan-loss provisions and liquidity and was able to support the economic recovery […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Economists further raised their inflation forecasts over the next two years after the higher-than-expected inflation print in January, according to results of the survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for February. Dennis Lapid, officer-in-charge of the BSP’s Department of Economic Research (DER), said the survey for February showed that […]
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