Thailand’s listed Eastern Water Resources Development and Management Plc’s subsidiary Universal Utilities Plc. a tap water provider, plans to spend some 200 million baht ($6 million) a year to buy water from the still to be built Stung Nam hydroelectric dam in Koh Kong province to supply the Thai provinces of Chon Buri, Rayong and […]
Read MoreThe Commerce Ministry has raised its projection for inflation this year to between 1.5% and 2.2% from 1.5-2%, mainly because of the hike in global crude oil prices. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.76% in March year-on-year, driven by the global oil price rise and an increase in fresh food and vegetable prices, but […]
Read MoreIn order to crack down on illegal trading, the current government has launched the Yaypu Border Inspection Camp which seized roughly K2266 million worth of jade and timber within the first two months of its operation, according to information provided by the Camp. Major illegal products coming into Myanmar involve household products as well as […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Latest statistics by Bank Indonesia shows micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) loan in February 2017 grew by 29.8 percent year-on-year (yoy) to Rp946.3 trillion compared to January 2017 at 8.5 percent to Rp780.2 trillion. However, microlending slipped by 4.3 percent to Rp176.7 trillion compared to the previous month at 9.3 percent to […]
Read MoreAfter the new NLD-led government came into office, supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) was included in the 12-point economic policy released by the administration last year. A year has passed but little has changed for those enterprises so far. In its long-awaited economic policy presented on July 29, the government highlighted the importance of […]
Read MoreAnnual headline consumer prices rose less than expected in March, government data showed on Monday, giving the central bank leeway to keep interest rates low to assist economic recovery. The headline CPI index rose for a 12th straight month in March, up 0.76% from a year earlier, its slowest pace in four months, compared with […]
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