The new regulation on the export of palm crude oil (CPO) and its derivative products has taken effect and is part of the government’s plan to simplify the export procedures of the country’s major commodity. On Monday, the Trade Ministry announced the revocation of Trade Minister Regulation No 54/2015 on technical verification of exported palm […]
Read MoreCambodia’s tobacco industry saw a decrease in cultivation last year, despite the Kingdom being granted duty-free and quota-free exports of tobacco leaves to Vietnam, according to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries data. Cambodia produced 7,454 tonnes of tobacco last season, an 18 per cent decrease from the previous season’s 9,089 tonnes, while cultivation fell […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Retail Group Malaysia (RGM) forecasts a 4.5% growth in retail sales to RM108.30bil in 2019, despite a lacklustre start in January-February, due to the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities and an increase in economic activities in the later part of the year. In its retail industry report issued on Tuesday, RGM said in the […]
Read MoreECONOMISTS cautioned on Monday that Singapore’s exports are not out of the woods yet, even as shipments defied expectations to rebound in February after three straight months of decline. Last month’s positive export figures was mostly due to a favourable base effect, and not a signal that the worst is over on the trade front, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – International experiences show that a fair treatment given to both foreign and domestic investors could facilitate investment capital from foreign companies to Vietnam. Foreign investors doing businesses in Vietnam through major capital contribution or establishing a company should be given the same treatment as its domestic peers, according to the Vietnam Association of […]
Read MoreAFTER AN extended period of holding the policy rate at 1.50 per cent, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided in December 2018 to raise the policy rate to 1.75 per cent. At the following meeting in February 2019, the committee voted to maintain the policy. Still, two members out of six voted to raise the […]
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