A SOFT labour market, downbeat consumer sentiment and uneven domestic growth are curbing price increases in Singapore, said its central bank, adding that unemployment rates may rise slightly this year. This comes even as the city-state’s external prospects have brightened, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in the April edition of its biannual macroeconomic […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – A Thailand-based make-up brand has entered the Philippine market and is looking to open eight branches this year, driven by the similar market demographics of the two countries. On Tuesday, Beauty Buffet, one of the make-up brands of Beauty Community Public Co. Ltd., opened its first Philippine branch at Ayala Malls The30th […]
Read MoreIn order to promote the country’s development in accordance with the government’s policy to become “Thailand 4.0”, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has introduced new tools to boost and attract more new investment. More incentives will be offered according to the announcements of the following acts: 1) The Amendment of the Investment Promotion Act […]
Read MoreLaos has registered a US$95 million trade surplus in the first quarter of 2017 following an historic trade surplus over the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the government told the National Assembly this week. Officially-recorded export over 2017’s first three months was valued at US$1,212 million, while import was recorded at US$1,117 million, the Minister of Planning […]
Read MoreThailand’s Kasikornbank Pcl and Vietnam’s State Capital Investment Corporation Investment (SIC) have signed an agreement to collaborate on investment in Vietnam. The deal aims to help Thai enterprises explore investment opportunities in Vietnam. Thailand’s Kasikornbank Pcl and Vietnam’s State Capital Investment Corporation Investment (SIC) have signed an agreement to collaborate on investment in Vietnam. The […]
Read More(KPL) The country’s exports to neighboring countries last year reached over US$4.1 billion. The Minister of Planning and Investment, Mr Souphanh Keomixay, made a statement at the 3rd Ordinary Session of the National Assembly on April 25. Laos’ exports are electricity, copper, bronze ores, clothes, gold, banana, tobacco, maize and rubber. The Hongsa Mine Mouth […]
Read More
Thailand
