TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the World Bank to give its outlook on the Indonesian economy amid the fast dynamic developments in the global economy. “We have urged them to explain what the Indonesian economic outlook will look like and what its shortcomings are,” he remarked following a meeting with World Bank […]
Read MoreStart-ups facing difficulties obtaining access to capital have been able to use their vehicles as collaterals under a scheme initiated by Best Merchant Finance (BMF), a financial assistance firm offering small loan services in Yangon. Since the scheme was introduced at the start of this year, BMF has amassed a total of 500 customers and […]
Read MoreExports in October rose 13.1% on an annual basis, raising hopes of ending out 2017 with growth of more than 8%, the highest in six years. Exports last month were worth US$20.08 billion, against imports of $19.868, an increase of 13.5% year-on-year, for a trade surplus of $214.4 million in October. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, the director-general […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – PRPC Refinery & Cracker Sdn Bhd began the second-phase development of fuel quality upgrading processing units at the Pengerang Integrated Complex with the signing of an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) contract, recently. PRPC Refinery & Cracker Sdn Bhd signed the contract with a consortium of CTCI Corporation & MIE […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – The Malaysian government will identify appropriate measures to reduce the impact of rising world crude oil prices if the retail prices of RON95 and diesel exceed RM2.50 per litre continuously for three months. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said the measures taken would ensure that the people were not burdened with […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is drafting the foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy for 2018-2023 to fully capitalize on the capital source in the new stage. With the assistance from the World Bank, the FDI strategy drafts that Vietnam at this stage should focus on sectors having advantages, and those that foreign […]
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