Customs-based exports in April unexpectedly rose 2.12% from a year earlier, helped by higher shipments of agricultural products, food and gold, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday. The result compared with a Reuters poll forecast for a fall of 4.6% in exports, a major driver of Thai growth, and against March’s surprise 4.17% increase. Exports, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – CapitaLand said it will be launching an e-commerce platform eCapitaMall and an online food ordering platform Capita3Eats to complement sales at its shopping malls here, Singapore’s biggest retail landlord said on Friday (May 22). The move is aimed at driving sales for retailers during Singapore’s phase one reopening of businesses and beyond, the company said. […]
Read MoreIndonesian coal miners are struggling with slow demand this year as businesses in India, one of the country’s major coal markets, hit the brakes due to a prolonged lockdown to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, a data firm has said. The South Asian country’s coal imports, a commodity mostly used for power generation, is projected to decrease […]
Read MoreLocal policymakers need to ensure Cambodia’s COVID-19 economic response continues to shield the nations most affected, because global human development is expected to decline this year for the first time since 1990, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure for assessing long-term progress in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Consumer complaints about failure to avail of banking services, accrued interest as well as questions on suspension of loan payments, rose during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the BSP’s Consumer Assistance Mechanism (CAM) received 21,913 complaints through electronic mails from […]
Read MoreFive sectors of telecoms, information and technology, clean agriculture, clean technologies, retail, healthcare and pharmaceuticals have potential for high growth in the next three years. This was revealed in the FAST 500 Ranking Lists 2020, drawn up annually since 2011, which was announced by the Viet Nam Report on Wednesday. The survey said this also […]
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