MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has a $7.915 -billion lending pipeline for infrastructure and other long-term investments in the country from 2018 to 2021, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday. The government concluded late last month the wrap up meeting of the Country Programming mission on ADB loans and […]
Read MoreMembers of the National Assembly (NA) yesterday called for the government to better manage and properly allocate land for use for various purposes, as law makers debate the draft National Master Plan on Land Allocation. Representing NA members in commenting on the draft, Chairman of the Assembly’s Economic, Technology and Environment Committee, Mr Bounpone Sisoulath, […]
Read MoreThe trade spat between the US and its key allies along with Argentina’s financial crisis have led to capital outflows from emerging market economies, but Thailand’s economic fundamentals have helped mitigate such sales, say analysts. Despite the IMF’s agreement to provide financial assistance, Argentina’s struggling economy, exacerbated by high inflation, has fuelled concerns that such a […]
Read MoreTOKYO: Malaysia’s newly-elected prime minister called Monday for the Trans-Pacific Partnership to be “renegotiated,” and urged protection for small countries in international trade. Malaysia, along with 10 other countries, pushed ahead with the TPP in March despite Donald Trump having yanked the United States out of the huge multilateral trade deal. But Mahathir Mohamad told […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam`s National Assembly, the country`s supreme legislative body, has decided to delay the voting on a draft law on special administrative-economic zone (SEZ), which had been scheduled for June 15. The decision was made on Monday morning with the endorsement of 85.63% of National Assembly deputies, following strong protests among experts, parliamentarians and […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial production index rose 4.6 in April from a year earlier, supported by gains in all three major sectors, government data showed on Thursday. Output growth in April was above the 3.7 percent annual rise forecast in a Reuters poll, and up from the 3.1 percent recorded in March. The index measures […]
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