Vietnam must hasten the process of issuing legal documents and institutional reform to implement free trade agreements (FTAs) and take advantage of these trade deals to boost exports, officials have said. Speaking at a working session between the National Assembly Standing Committee’s supervision group and the Ministries of Industry and Trade; and Planning and Investment […]
Read MoreThe prolonged Covid-19 pandemic will likely leave up to 8 million people unemployed by the end of this year, says the Federation of Thai Industries. The economy in the second half of 2020 will not fully recover because the stimulus packages will take time to boost the economy, the FTI said on Thursday. FTI chairman […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has laid down a pipeline of 11 projects worth $4.2 billion for this year which include projects crucial to pandemic response. ADB said this will be a record lending for the Philippines, coming from $2.5 billion total lending last year, and precedes an indicative lending program of […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Rents of retail space in Singapore’s central region shrank 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2020 over the previous three months, after easing 2.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2020. Data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday (July 24) also showed that prices […]
Read MoreSMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand are among those that are most confident of their ability to survive and thrive after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study by technology firm HP. Their fellow Asean member Singapore, in contrast, was less optimistic, with only about half of respondents expecting to do […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Moody’s rating action concludes the review for downgrade initiated on April 7, 2020. Moody’s Investors Service has confirmed the long-term ratings and assessments of three finance companies and two banks in Vietnam. The three finance companies are VPBank Finance Company Limited (FE Credit), Home Credit Vietnam Finance Company Limited (HCV), and SHB Finance […]
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