MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine manufacturing sector continued to bounce back in April, hitting the highest rate for more than four years as conditions improved with declining COVID cases and lifting of restrictions. New York-based intelligence firm S&P Global said the Philippines’ headline purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 54.3 in April from 53.2 in […]
Read MoreThe government is hoping to see air travel soar following the lifting of the Test & Go requirements, with double the number of take-offs and landings at the country’s airports by the end of this year. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand expects 83,500 flights per month at all airports by year’s end, up from 44,500 […]
Read MoreThe banking sector hopes that by 2025, the volume of mobile payment transactions will grow by 50 – 80 percent while transaction value will surge 80 – 100 percent annually. The banking sector hopes that by 2025, the volume of mobile payment transactions will grow by 50 – 80 percent while transaction value will surge […]
Read MoreThe Asian Vision Institute (AVI)’s Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) organised the eleventh AVI-SDGs Dialogue webinar series on “Peace and Sustainable Development” via Zoom and Facebook Livestream on Friday. Chheang Vannarith, President of AVI, and Brigadier General Say Saksovuthy, Director of Military History Institute, General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National […]
Read MoreXinhua – The RCEP trade deal gives a big boost to Cambodia’s economy, with export to the member countries of the mega-pact up 11 percent in Q1. The top three export destinations are Vietnam, China and Thailand. Cambodia’s total export to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries amounted to 1.95 billion US dollars in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Philippine factories shrugged off pandemic aches in April as manufacturing output posted its best finish since November 2017, all while weathering a persistent disruption in the global supply chain. In a statement on Monday, S&P Global, formerly IHS Markit, reported the Philippines’ purchasing managers’ index (PMI), a measure of factory output, surged to 54.3 in […]
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