The Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s economy had a good start in 2018 with a 7.38 percent GDP growth in the first quarter, but experts warn of challenges and risks ahead in the remaining months of the year as well as following years. At a recent workshop on prospects for the Vietnamese economy in 2018 and to 2020, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S inflation eased last month, against expectations, due to the slower pace of price increases seen across several major categories of consumer spending. The consumer price index – the main measure of inflation – edged up 0.1 per cent in April compared with the same month last year, according to Department of Statistics data released on Wednesday. This […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: RAM Rating Services Bhd expects Malaysia’s headline inflation to increase slightly to 1.5% in April against 1.3% in March, mainly attributed to a reduction in the negative growth contribution of retail fuel. The rating agency said the average price of RON95 fuel fell only 0.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) in April, compared with a 4.4% […]
Read More[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s government debt exceeds RM1 trillion (S$337.9 billion), inflated by borrowing by a state investment company that’s at the center of a multi billion-dollar corruption scandal. Newly-installed Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng told reporters on Tuesday that debt was higher than previously disclosed under the administration of ousted leader Najib Razak, partly masked […]
Read MoreDevelopment o f Hpa-An Industrial Zone, Kayin State, has been slow to take off because some developers have failed to make progress on developing the zones, said U Soe Hlaing, Kayin State Electricity and Industrial Minister. “There are some buyers who have purchased land within the industrial zone for speculation purposes and not for development. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The peso continued to weaken yesterday, shedding 13.5 centavos to close at a fresh 11-year low amid the country’s weakening external payments position due to the widening trade and current account (CA) deficits. The local currency closed at 52.465 to $1 yesterday from Friday’s 52.33 to $1. This was the weakest level […]
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