SINGAPORE exports turned the corner in December 2019, expanding for the first time in nine months (since February 2019), in trade figures released on Friday. Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) grew by 2.4 per cent year on year, beating the decline of 1 per cent that had been predicted by private-sector economists in a Bloomberg poll. […]
Read MoreFew countries, if any, have experienced the exponential growth in mobile penetration and data consumption that Myanmar has seen over the past five years. Moving from 13 percent to 124 pc mobile penetration, Myanmar consumers have not only gone digital but now enjoy some of Asia’s best, most affordable network services. Today, the Myanmar telecom […]
Read MoreAll is not well on the regional front. The Year of the Rat under the Chinese zodiac, associated with surplus and wealth, begins on Jan 25. However, at the turn of the decade, Southeast Asia’s economic prospects face inauspicious circumstances. While the amazing growth engine that transformed the region into a manufacturing powerhouse has not […]
Read MoreThe top boss of Big C Supercenter has acknowledged that the company is keen to acquire Tesco’s Asia business and has submitted its intent to bid. Aswin Techajareonvikul, the company’s chief executive, said the business model of Big C and Tesco are different in terms of products and locations. “We operate stores in about 60 […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Foreign indirect investment will continue to increase this year and the interest will shift gradually from the bond channel to the stock market. The liquidity of Vietnam’s stock market in 2020 is predicted to improve, thanks to the capital inflow from foreign investors and attractive market valuation, according to a study from FiinGroup. […]
Read MoreA survey by a Singaporean think tank has revealed that some 61.5 percent of Myanmar respondents would choose to side with China if asked to align with a global power. However, despite the preference, a deterioration of trust towards China was observed with over half of the Myanmar respondents indicating distrust of China’s contributions to […]
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