TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia’s economic recovery could be affected by the increase in subsidized fuel prices, Director of the Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios) Bhima Yudhistira has argued. He said this is because the price hike in Pertalite and Solar may lead to an increase in inflation. If the inflation rate is too high and labor absorption […]
Read MorePeople aged 22-41 years, the so-called Gen Y, spend the most time on the internet and they form the biggest group using it for live commerce, according to a government survey. Chaichana Mitrpant, director of the Electronic Transactions Development Agency, said on Tuesday that 46,348 people were surveyed nationwide from April to July. They found […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH: Cambodia has attracted more than 740,000 international visitors in the first seven months of 2022, an increase of 560% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Tourism Minister Thong Khon said the re-opening of all socioeconomic activities has boosted growth at some major tourist destinations in capital city Phnom […]
Read MoreVietnam’s export turnover is expected to reach around US$ 368 billion in 2022, representing a year-on-year increase of 9.46 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The MoIT evaluated that the export turnover growth rate would outstrip the Government’s preset goal of about 8 percent. On the other hand, import turnover is […]
Read MoreThe Energy Policy Administration Committee (Epac) on Monday agreed to extend a subsidy for cooking gas for social welfare beneficiaries and assistance for household electricity bills until the end of this year. About 3.74 million people under the state social welfare card scheme will be entitled to a 100-baht discount on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used for […]
Read MoreTHAILAND’S economy is expected to grow by 3.0 per cent to 3.5 per cent this year, helped by public investments and a pick-up in the vital tourism sector, the finance minister said on Monday. South-east Asia’s second-largest economy will continue its post-pandemic recovery as state investment projects are accelerated, Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told a state agency […]
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