A review of the implementation of the National Socio-Economic Development Plan for 2017, discussions on plans for the coming year and introduction of draft laws up for debate were on the agenda as the National Assembly (NA) kicked off its fourth ordinary session yesterday in the capital. President Bounnhang Vorachit, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and […]
Read MoreThe number of new businesses registered with the Commerce Ministry rose 8% in September, signalling the economy is continuing to recover, says the Business Development Department. Director-general Kulanee Issadisai said the number of new companies and partnership companies registered with the department was 6,532 last month, up 8% from the same period last year. The […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has issued a regulation on the settlement of bilateral trade transactions using local currency settlement (LCS), such as rupiah. BI communication director Arbonas Hutabarat said via the central bank’s website that the regulation aims to support the rupiah stability by reducing dependence on the US dollar when settling bilateral trade transactions. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures extended gains on Monday evening, recording a fourth straight day of wins tracking higher crude oil prices and stronger export data from cargo surveyors. The benchmark palm oil contract price for January delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 0.2 percent at 2,762 ringgit ($655.20) a tonne at the close of trade. It […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is looking at the future with cautious optimism as the economic landscape has altered considerably a decade after the global financial crisis, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said yesterday. Espenilla said during the 2017 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank the world […]
Read MoreFOREIGN developers – those from China in particular – sense there’s a killing to be made from Singapore’s feverish en bloc market. Amid limited options under the government land sales (GLS) programme, a few have plunged headlong into the game while several others are sussing out information on available en bloc sites and learning how […]
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