MANILA, Philippines — The proportion of Filipinos who were either jobless or out of business dropped in May, as a rollback of pandemic restrictions allowed some people to get their jobs back and secure longer working hours. There were 3.73 million Filipinos who were unemployed in May, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Thursday. That count translates to […]
Read MoreDepending on the actual situation of each province/city, priority should be given for containing the pandemic, boosting growth, or both, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said. A flexible and creative approach between fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and boosting economic recovery is essential for Vietnam at the moment, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) has urged the government to prepare booster shots for residents in sandbox areas. “Herd immunity across the country, especially in 10 pilot destinations, is the most crucial factor for successful reopening,” said Chamnan Srisawat, TCT president. As the country cannot wait until the outbreak completely disappears, sandbox areas still […]
Read MoreThe government’s bubble and seal measure for one month to control Covid-19 infections among workers is likely to affect economic activities, says an executive at the Bank of Thailand (BoT). The central bank has been monitoring the economic situation after the government announced stricter bubble and seal measures on Monday to control new infectiion cases. […]
Read MoreFirms remained optimistic overall that output will increase over the coming year. The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped sharply to 44.1 in June from 53.1 in May, the sharpest deterioration in business conditions for over a year, which ended a six-month period of growth, according to Nikkei and HIS Markit. A reading below […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Statistics Department launched the economic monitoring system on Thursday which presents in a dashboard-style of graphical display of the current economic situation based on selected key indicators. The department said on Thursday the dashboard contains eight key economic indicators, which are gross domestic product (GDP), employment, commodities, prices, manufacturing, services, international trade […]
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