KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia expects to record a slightly higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth this year from 4.2% achieved last year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today. “We expect a slightly higher figure this year, and for it (growth) to rise in 2018,” he said. The government had forecast that the economy […]
Read MoreThe value of Thai exports fell for the first time in four months in February to UScopy8.47 billion, down 2.8% year-on-year, on lack of gold and aircraft-related products, the Commerce Ministry said. The base export value in February last year was high because of shipments of gold and aircraft-related products. Neither were exported this February, […]
Read MoreBANGKOK – Thailand has vowed to help the Philippines narrow the trade gap between the two countries by encouraging Thai companies to buy more Philippine-made products, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said Wednesday. Lopez said while Thailand is the sixth largest trade partner of the Philippines, the difference between the values of Manila’s exports and imports […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Wismana Adi Suryabrata, deputy for the infrastructure of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Indonesia requires USD 70 billion (IDR932 trillion) annually to support infrastructure development. Wismana explained that the government has to fill USD 50 billion infrastructure budget gap. To meet the financial needs for infrastructure, according to Wismana, the government must seek alternative funding […]
Read MoreIN findings that track those of its peers, a Thomson Reuters and Insead survey showed that business sentiment among Asia companies was at a two-year high. This is because of positive economic signs from the United States and China that underpin a picture of improved global demand, it said. The Thomson Reuters/Insead Asian Business Sentiment […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially opened the Mapletree Business Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday morning. This 17-storey premium office tower is Mapletree’s first office development in Vietnam, and marks the completion of the second phase of the 4.4-hectare Saigon South Place Complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s affluent District 7. […]
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