AFP – Asian markets struggled yesterday as inflation concerns returned to the fore, with commodity prices rallying and central banks preparing to roll back their ultra-loose monetary policies. Adding to the grey mood was data showing growth in China’s economy, the world’s second-biggest, slowed further in the third quarter, hit by a property-sector crisis and a […]
Read MoreAsean members are set to review trade competition regulations as concerns about fast-changing business structures grow, driven by the pandemic. According to Sakon Varunyuwatana, chairperson of the Office of Trade Competition Commission, all 10 Asean members agreed that business operators in their countries, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have encountered rapidly shifting business structures […]
Read MoreThe European Union says ASEAN can do more to make trade between members easier and cheaper. EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans said Europe had a vested interest in smoother trade because the EU is ASEAN’s third largest trading partner and ASEAN is the fifth largest economy in the world with a nominal gross domestic […]
Read MoreEconomic growth in the ASEAN +3 region, will be lower than forecast earlier this year, according to AMRO. It says the grouping, which includes the 10 ASEAN members plus China, Japan and South Korea will see an average 6.1 percent growth this year, down from its March forecast of 6.7 percent. The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research […]
Read MoreA total of 9,017 individuals received the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar yesterday. This brings the number of vaccinated individuals under the National Vaccination Programme to 302,258 or 66 per cent of the population, who had received at least one dose of […]
Read MoreSpeeding up digitisation and bridging the digital divide in the region is a mission of paramount importance, in the view of lawmakers who took part in the 42nd General Assembly of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly was held in August this year. Having highly transformative technologies will improve economic competitiveness and the well-being of citizens, while […]
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