KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Many Malaysian households, especially in the middle- and high-income categories, appear able to still take on new loans for purposes such as buying houses and cars, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) said today. In its Financial Stability Review report for the first half of this year, BNM noted that most household […]
Read MoreBALI – Indonesia’s tourism minister is advocating “baby steps” towards reopening Bali to foreign holidaymakers, with a formal decision by the government likely as early as Thursday (Sept 30). “My recommendation is that we move cautiously,” Mr Sandiaga Uno, told The Straits Times in an interview on Tuesday. “There are new (coronavirus) variants lurking. We […]
Read MorePrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has decided to reduce land rent by 30 percent for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic this year. According to the PM’s Decision No. 27/2021/QD-TTg, the beneficiaries include organisations, units, enterprises, households, and individuals who directly lease land from the State under competent State agencies’ decisions or contracts and make […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered the closure of Lucena-based Grand Agri Rural Bank Inc., bringing to six the number of problematic banks shuttered this year. BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier said the Monetary Board has issued a resolution prohibiting the Grand Agri Rural Bank from doing business pursuant to Section […]
Read More[YANGON] Myanmar’s currency has lost more than 60 per cent of its value since the beginning of September in a collapse that has driven up food and fuel prices in an economy that has tanked since a military coup eight months ago. “This will rattle the generals as they are quite obsessed with the kyat […]
Read MoreThe travel industry looks set to lose another high season after the latest tourism confidence index hit an all-time low, despite Thailand’s reopening plans and domestic stimulus campaigns. According to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT)’s quarterly survey, the tourism confidence index in the third quarter hit a historic low of 7 out of 200. […]
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