THE interest rate of the 10-year Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs) has crossed 2 per cent for the March issue. The first-year interest rate stands at 0.59 per cent while the average return over a decade is 1.79 per cent per annum. SSBs offered in any given month will pay a coupon that is linked to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (Update 1, 11:30 a.m.) — Price growth continued to slow in January to post its softest print in over two years, with analysts attributing the subdued reading to rebasing of consumer price index (CPI) used to measure inflation. Inflation picked up 3% year-on-year in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday. This was the first […]
Read MoreThe four phases of the government’s “Khon La Khrueng” co-payment subsidy scheme are expected to inject almost 400 billion baht into the economy, according to Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Pornchai Thiraveja. The co-payment scheme, which was launched in 2020, aims to mitigate the impact of the pandemic by reducing people’s living costs. The scheme […]
Read MoreCambodia-South Korea free trade agreement promulgated in late January will come into force in the next 60 days. King Norodom Sihamoni has signed into law the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between Cambodia and South Korea on January 29, after it was cleared by the National Assembly and Senate. Spokesman for the Ministry of […]
Read MoreConsumer demand for gold in Thailand reached 12 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 44% from the previous quarter and bringing the full-year total to 37 tonnes, reversing a year of net sales in 2020, according the World Gold Council. Global annual demand (excluding over-the-counter markets) recovered many of the Covid-induced losses from […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Factory gate prices grew at a slower pace in December even as increments were recorded in the majority of industry groups, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Latest data from the PSA showed that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for December went up by 0.6 percent, a slowdown from the 1.1 percent […]
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