MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely keep rates on hold until next year as real interest rates in the country are already in negative territory, an international think tank said. In a new Asia Pacific research brief, UK-based Oxford Economics said that in countries like India and the Philippines, negative […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The subsidiary of the Vietnamese shrimp manufacturer, MSeafood, has not violated the US trade law. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has canceled anti-dumping duties on the Vietnamese Minh Phu Seafood Corporation’s frozen shrimp for export to the US. The CBP under the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) concluded on October 13, […]
Read MoreThailand’s tourism recovery depends on the government’s ability to distribute vaccines widely to create herd immunity, says the government think tank. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), said the government should formulate a better vaccine distribution plan focused on using human resources to inoculate people working in the tourism […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked 96th out of 152 economies in the Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-Commerce Index 2020 released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), lagging behind most of its neighbors in Southeast Asia in terms of readiness to support online shopping. Within Southeast Asia, the Philippines trailed behind Singapore which placed […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam exported products and goods to over 80 markets in Tet holiday, with China being the largest buyer by spending US$189 million on Vietnamese commodities, or 26% of total exports. Vietnam’s trade turnover during the week-long Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday [February 10-16] surged 53% against the same perios last year to US$1.67 billion, according to […]
Read MoreThe economy is expected to expand this year more slowly than previously forecast because of a resurgence in coronavirus cases, the central bank said, singling out an uncertain recovery in tourist arrivals as a “major risk” to the medium-term outlook. The latest outbreak that began in mid-December will have less impact on the economy than […]
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