KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has maintained the benchmark overnight policy rate (OPR) at 3% as the current stance of monetary policy is accommodative. The central bank’s call to retain the OPR was made during its meeting today based on several ongoing positive factors in the local and global fronts. “At the […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia is eyeing export of health products by participating at the “Medic West Africa & Medlab West Africa Exhibition” (MWA), the largest exhibition of tools and health products in West Africa, held in Landmark Center, Water Corporation Road, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, in October 11-13, 2017. Head of Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) of Lagos […]
Read MoreDa Nang: Thailand is among the top five targets for business leaders’ overseas investment among the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) economies, according to the latest survey of Asia-Pacific business leaders. The other four are Vietnam, China, Indonesia and the US. PwC polled 1,412 business leaders in the 21 Apec member economies in the survey conducted […]
Read MoreDANANG: Ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies who were discussing free trade and regional economic cooperation failed Wednesday to agree on a joint statement and have decided to extend talks to Thursday, the Japanese government said. “The current situation is that experts are having trouble with the statement,” said Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s minister for economy, […]
Read MoreGarment industry employers and unions have met Labour Ministry officials to discuss measures to reduce the use of short-term work contracts in the sector. The meeting on Tuesday came after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen last month called on garment factory owners to reduce the use of short-term contracts, which he said threatened the health […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The nation brand of Vietnam is valued at 203 billion USD, up 5 places compared to the its rank in 2016. Meanwhile, the country is the 5th in the top 10 best performing nation brand, according to the annual report on the World’s most valuable nation brands of Brand Finance. Brand Finance, an […]
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