The government looks set to introduce fresh stimulus measures, particularly aiming to spur spending by middle- and high-income earners and boost private investment. Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the new measures will be based on the co-payment principle and include the features of the Taste-Shop-Spend scheme, which involves cash giveaways and cash rebates, or […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese manufacturing sector returned to growth in September as concerns around the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country eased. The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose back above the 50.0 no-change mark in September, posting 52.2 from 45.7 in August, pointing to the first improvement in business conditions for […]
Read MoreSihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) said it will continue to speed up the construction with the concept of “win-win”, attract more and more international enterprises into the zone, and make due contributions to the happiness of the local people and local economic and social development. The remark was made when the deadly COVID-19 pandemic is […]
Read MoreCambodia has ratified the protocol on the amendment of the Asean Commodity Trade Agreement to implement the Asean-Wide Self-Certification (AWSC) in order to facilitate trade in the region, the Ministry of Commerce announced. The ministry said all Asean member states have agreed to formally use the AWSC and started to implement it from Sept 20. […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia (BI) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a framework promoting the use of local currencies for trade and direct investment. With the local currency settlement (LCS) agreement signed by BI Governor Perry Warjiyo and PBOC Governor Yi Gang, both central banks agreed […]
Read MoreThe country’s headline inflation could have slowed to 1.8 percent or accelerated to 2.6 percent last month on lower rice, oil and energy prices and a stronger peso, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Wednesday. In a statement, the central bank said the projection provided by its Department of Economic Research compared with […]
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