THE European Union (EU) is planning to invest in a program to develop green infrastructure in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), known as the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF), committing 50 million euros, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. The ADB said in a statement that the EU will make the investment […]
Read MoreLeading e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, JD Central and Lazada are being asked to control overpriced face masks, a move aimed at dealing with the shortage. Boonyarit Kalayanamit, the commerce permanent secretary, talked yesterday with representatives from the leading e-commerce platform providers, asking for their help in limiting price gouging for face masks. “The sales […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE retail sales ended 2019 on a weak note, down 3.4 per cent year on year in December as motor vehicle sales plummeted, according to data from the Department of Statistics on Wednesday. Total sales value for the month was S$4.2 billion, of which 6.8 per cent came from online sales. But excluding motor vehicles, […]
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) says it will continue to engage with countries, including Myanmar, that fall under its Everything But Arms (EBA) trade initiative. EBA is an initiative under which all imports to the EU from the Least Developed Countries are duty-free and quota-free, with the exception of armaments. The initiative is part of the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The agreement, concluded after six years of negotiations, has been dubbed “the most ambitious” FTA the EU has ever reached with a developing country. The EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to open up unprecedented opportunities for Vietnam and EU as the European Parliament is set to ratify the trade […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s trade deficit narrowed by 40.6 percent in December 2019 as exports registered double-digit growth and imports contracted, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. Total external trade in goods in December 2019 amounted to $13.96 billion, an increase of 2.4 percent from $13.63 billion in the same month the previous […]
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