HA NOI – Exchange rates will face pressure to rise this year due to an anticipated trade deficit, according to the National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC). Vietnam’s trade deficit was forecast at 3.5 per cent of the total import and export value. In the first four months of this year, Vietnam ran a trade deficit […]
Read MoreThe government is predicting Cambodia’s gross domestic product will grow at seven percent this year and next. A Finance Ministry report published last week said there will be solid growth in garment exports, manufacturing and the services industry, alongside modest developments in agriculture. The real estate sector will meanwhile slow down. The government’s growth forecast […]
Read MoreKT: How good is connectivity within Asean and the world? Dato’ Sri Mustapha: Southeast Asia’s ambitious plans to boost region-wide economic integration – and consolidate its position as a key transport, communication and tourism hub – hinge largely on forging stronger transport, regulatory and people-to-people links among the ten members of Asean. Connectivity here focuses […]
Read MorePrime Minister Hun Sen and several of his senior colleagues will attend a regional conference in Beijing hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping next weekend, joining leaders from 27 countries. Leaders from 28 countries will attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Sunday and Monday, an event orchestrated to promote President Xi’s vision […]
Read MoreCambodia’s economic growth is forecast to continue at a healthy seven percent for 2017-2018, according to a United Nations report released yesterday. Strong exports by the garment and agriculture industries were at the heart of the rosy outlook in the report published by UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP), which […]
Read MoreSeveral international and local coffee industry representatives gathered yesterday for the start of a three-day event promoting partnerships and franchising opportunities to satisfy Cambodia’s growing coffee cravings. The exhibition, which will last until May 6, aims to provide a business to business platform to explore growth opportunities in Cambodia’s rapidly growing retail coffee industry. Overall, […]
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