MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine capital is the third most expensive city to live in in Southeast Asia, with cost of living in Manila significantly higher than the salary of an individual, a survey showed. Based on a study by price aggregator iPrice Group, the cost of living in Manila is quite expensive, ranking third […]
Read MoreThe Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) plans to ask Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to allow the private sector to import 5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of this year during a meeting with the premier next Wednesday. Gen Prayut has expressed interest in the private sector helping with […]
Read MoreThe number of retail cryptocurrency traders in Thailand continues to skyrocket with 24,000 new accounts created in one week in April following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval for Bitkub to resume accepting new accounts. The number of people who participated in the SEC’s Crypto 101 Fundamentals course via the regulator’s Facebook fanpage, of […]
Read MoreEasing monetary and fiscal policies in combination with institutional reforms are the way for Vietnam to ensure sustainable and rapid economic growth amid global uncertainties. Breakthroughs in institutional reform along with easing monetary and fiscal policies would help Vietnam’s GDP growth to average 6.76% in the 2021-2023 period, with the growth rate this year of […]
Read MoreThe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is endangering progress made in reducing poverty and inequality here and abroad. Former Social Security System president Corazon de la Paz-Bernardo, citing a report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), said the immediate human and economic cost of Covid-19 is severe. “It threatens to scale back years of progress […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: RAM Ratings has raised its full-year inflation projection for 2021 to 3% from 2.3% previously due to higher Brent crude prices. The ratings agency said in statement it had raised its price estimate on Brent crude to US$60 a barrel from US$45-50 a barrel this year. “Oil prices have been stronger than expected […]
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