For the extensive operations of factories, Thilawa Special Economic Zone is in need of international-standard jetties and logistics services, said Win Aung, chair of Myanmar Thilawa Special Economic Zone Holdings Public Co., Ltd (MTSH). According to the MTSH’s annual report for 2018-2019 fiscal year, the MTSH is conducting preliminary surveys to transform the zone into a […]
Read MoreINFLATION likely slowed further in July as food prices sustained a decline, analysts said in a poll, adding that this would give space for the central bank to resume trimming benchmark interest rates after “a prudent pause” in its June 20 policy review. Estimates of 17 analysts and a research group yielded a 2.4% median […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s aquaculture industry will receive a boost from the barter-trade agreement that was signed between the country and China. Fisheries Department deputy director for quality control and research U Thet Naing said an inventory of fish for export has been sent to China. The inventory has been sent to China via the Ministry of Foreign […]
Read MoreIt has been eight years since Timor-Leste submitted a formal application to be a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) but so far, the regional bloc has not accepted what would be its 11th member. Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Dionisio Babo Soares, however, expects to hear some good news this year while Thailand […]
Read MorePhnom Penh (FN), Aug. 3 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts a 7 percent growth in gross domestic product (GDP) of Cambodia by 2019, the highest among any other ASEAN member states. In its report, the ADB also stated that Cambodia’s GDP would grow 6.8 percent in 2020, while inflation rate would be 2.5% in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (Sin Chew Daily/ANN) – Malaysia’s Nikkei Purchasing Manager’s Index has been down for three consecutive months and remains below entrepreneurs’ confidence threshold since October 2018. x While the second quarter of the economy is expected to maintain 4.5% of growth rate achieved in first quarter, the risk of a slowdown in economy for third […]
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