SINGAPORE – The private property resale market continues to pick up not just from the Covid-19 fallout but also from the cooling measures implemented in 2018, with prices climbing for the fifth straight month in December. For the whole of 2020, prices of resale condominiums rose 1.4 per cent, just slightly lower than the 1.8 per cent […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Fitch Solutions holds a more optimistic view on Vietnam’s economic rebound in 2021, with its real GDP growth forecast at 8.6%, against the government’s 6.5% target. Fitch Solutions, a subsidiary of Fitch Group, forecasts Vietnam’s budget deficit (excluding debt payment) in 2021 at 3.6% of GDP, which is lower than the government’s estimation […]
Read MoreInvestor confidence for stocks remains bullish in the first quarter of 2021, supported by foreign fund inflows and domestic economic growth despite concerns that a tourism recovery is still months away as there is a second wave of Covid-19. Banking, petrochemicals and information and communication technology ranked among the most attractive sectors, while tourism was […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin expounded that the country’s economic activities will continue to function throughout the duration of the state of emergency, but is subject to compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the re-implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO). The Prime Minister said the government would ensure that economic activities […]
Read MoreMore than 1.28 million international tourists visited the Kingdom between January and November 2020, based on arrivals numbers released by the Ministry of Tourism. This represented a drop of 78.2 percent year-to-date (YTD) in international tourists compared with the same period in 2019 when 5.89 million tourist arrivals were recorded. The COVID-19 pandemic was cited […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Fresh attempts to amend the Constitution’s restrictive economic provisions just got the support of the head of President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic team. “I am for really opening up the economy in all areas possible, with the exception of land ownership. Because the issue of land ownership is so emotional any mention of […]
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