Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) in August fell 4.4% year-on-year to 100.58 points, suffering from a bearish Thai economy and a resurgent US-China trade war, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE). The MPI in August dropped the fourth month in a row. As expected, the OIE cut the 2019 MPI outlook to stay flat […]
Read MorePotential growth in next 3 years, says Diokno MANILA, Philippines — The country’s economic growth potential is projected to rise even further in the next three years as the economy has been transformed into one of the most resilient economies in the region and the world by a long list of structural reforms, according to […]
Read MoreGrab, Southeast Asia’s leading ride-hailing app, on Tuesday announced its ‘Grab for Good’ initiative, which aims to help Southeast Asians master the skills they need to thrive in the digital economy. Grab for Good – a partnership of the ride-hailing firm with governments in the region as well as with members of the private and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will start a nationwide demonstration of 5G projects next month, a minister said on Tuesday, indicating it was on track to become one of the first Asian countries to launch the technology. The government has said it wants to start rolling out the ultra-fast mobile internet service early next year, and unlike Vietnam and […]
Read MoreSlowing growth across emerging markets is placing some key nations at greater risk of becoming caught in the middle-income trap, which reflects stagnating gains in GDP per capita that effectively delay their convergence with higher-income economies. South Africa, Brazil, Argentina and Thailand are at particular risk of getting caught in the middle-income trap, despite being […]
Read MoreMyanmar and Singapore signed a bilateral agreement on the promotion and protection of investments on Tuesday in Yangon. Myanmar representatives led by Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relation U Thaung Tun and Singapore representatives by Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing signed the agreement on behalf of their countries. The bilateral […]
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