BUSINESS confidence in Singapore improved for a second consecutive quarter in Q2 2018, according to the business optimism index study released by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) on Monday. The index jumped from +4.29 percentage points in Q1 2018 to +8.50 percentage points in Q2 2018. On a year-on-year basis, the index made a […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Techcombank plans to list its shares on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) this year and sell over 158 million treasury shares to foreign investors, informed the bank at its annual shareholders` meeting on March 3. The bank plans to sell the treasury shares to foreign investors at a minimum price […]
Read MoreNegotiations between the two governments are still ongoing with regards to the price at which Myanmar will sell its pulse and bean produce to India going forward. Under those negotiations, the Myanmar government is pushing to export its pulses and beans at the prevailing market prices, whereas the Indian government wants prices to be fixed […]
Read MoreGovernment officials today shot down rumours that Cambodia would be issuing its own national cryptocurrency, despite international media coverage and a high-profile government official’s plan to attend an event organized by the company responsible for the claims. A firm called Entapay issued a press release on March 2 announcing the Asean Blockchain Summit would be […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s trade exports in January surged 17.9% year-on-year to RM82.86bil, underpinned by growth in all major sectors and increased trade with its major trading partners. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said in its external trade statistics report that imports grew 11.6% to RM73.15bil, resulting in a trade surplus of RM9.71b. […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s ambitious oil refinery development plans are prone to delays and even cancellations due to the country’s notorious policy flip-flop, according to global think tank BMI Research, a unit of Fitch Group. State-owned energy giant Pertamina is currently in the process of upgrading its four existing refineries and building two new ones in a bid […]
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