MANILA, Philippines — The Indonesian government is demanding for the Philippines to permanently lift the safeguards on the imports of coffee mixes in exchange for investments in the country. Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said Indonesia has gone straight to President Duterte to lobby for the removal of the special safeguards on coffee mixes which the Department of Agriculture invoked […]
Read MoreThe Government will provide policy support for automakers, but not at the cost of breaking its international integration commitments, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said. The Government leader made the statement at a meeting with representatives of relevant ministries, localities and car firms in Ha Noi on Tuesday. At the meeting, which focused on solutions to promote […]
Read MoreVietnam’s e-commerce is forecast to gross $10 billion by 2020. Significantly, e-commerce has offered more opportunities to Vietnamese enterprises even small-scale enterprises to sell commodities to any nation with meager expense. In addition to traditional export, e-commerce is becoming a pivotal channel for international exporters with annual growth rate of 20 percent – 30 percent […]
Read MorePRIVATE-sector economists have lowered Singapore’s economic growth forecast for 2019 once again, easing slightly from an earlier prediction of 2.6 per cent in December. They expect growth to come in at 2.5 per cent this year, according to the latest quarterly survey of professional forecasters by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, released on Wednesday. A […]
Read MoreConsumer confidence rose for the second straight month in February, boosted by the upcoming general election and the return of Chinese tourists. According to the latest survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC), the consumer confidence index rose to 82 points from 80.7 in January after registering 79.4 in December, 80.5 in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country incurred a trade deficit of $3.76 billion in January, higher than the $3.16-billion gap a year earlier, as imports rebounded and exports continued to drop, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. In its latest trade report, the PSA said imports reached $9.03 billion in January, up by 5.8 percent […]
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