In May this year, Brunei Darussalam’s total trade was valued at BND2,846.3 million, an increase by 48.7 per cent from BND1,913.9 million during the same month in 2021. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for May decreased by 5.7 per cent compared to April. Total exports increased by 51.9 per cent from BND1,749.4 million in […]
Read MoreThe year-on-year inflation rate continues to rise significantly, with 30.01 percent recorded in August this year, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. This is the highest figure recorded in more than two decades, inflicting more hardship on people struggling to earn a living. The consumer price index rose from 23.6 percent […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S unemployment rates in July remained low at pre-pandemic levels, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Friday (Sep 9). The overall unemployment rate held steady at 2.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month. Resident unemployment increased slightly to 2.9 per cent from 2.8 per cent in June; citizen unemployment was unchanged at […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s jobless rate in July slipped to its lowest level during the pandemic as the economy continued its reopening, but the number of people looking for additional work increased, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a briefing yesterday, national statistician Dennis Mapa said preliminary results of the Labor Force […]
Read MoreThe number of employment of Cambodian workers at 102 companies in the Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (Royal Group PPSEZ) has increased to 40,026 compared to 21,585 in 2019, 26,444 in 2020 and 34,179 in 2021 despite businesses got suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lay off some of their employees, according […]
Read MoreBANGKOK – Thailand’s goal of becoming South-east Asia’s leading trading centre for digital assets has suffered a setback, following moves by regulators to tighten rules in the wake of trading irregularities and the collapse of a major acquisition involving a crypto exchange. Trading of cryptocurrencies on Thailand’s licensed exchanges slumped to 64 billion baht (S$2.5 billion) in […]
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