Vietnam: Cap of 5% inflation in new economic plan Monday, 15 August 2016 – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is developing a plan on restructuring the economy by 2020 aiming to renovate the growth model towards improving efficiency and competitiveness of the economy. The ministry said that intensive economic restructuring has become critical for […]
Read MoreSingapore: Oil prices firm on potential producer action to prop up market Monday, 15 August 2016 – Oil prices edged up early on Monday and have risen more than 10 percent since the start of the month as speculation intensifies about potential producer action to support prices in an oversupplied market. International Brent crude oil […]
Read MoreIndonesia: Indonesia’s July exports, imports plunge on yearly basis Monday, 15 August 2016 – Indonesia’s exports and imports plunged on an annual basis in July, the statistics bureau said on Monday, confounding expectations for the first growth in 22 months. Exports fell 17.02 per cent in July from a year earlier to US$9.51 billion, the […]
Read MoreSingapore: Not a great Singapore sale as retail takings in June inch up just 0.9% due to car sales Monday, 15 August 2016 – Retail sales in Singapore eked out a 0.9 per cent gain in June compared with the previous year, largely driven by the continued strength of the car market, data released on […]
Read MoreSingapore: Sales of new private homes more than doubled in July at 1,091 units Monday, 15 August 2016 – Demand for new private homes in Singapore more than doubled last month, driven by more new launches. Developers sold 1,091 new private homes in July, up 103.5 per cent from the 536 units moved in the […]
Read MoreCambodia: Rice taskforce created, again Monday, 15 August 2016 – The Ministry of Commerce set up a new taskforce on Friday to address challenges faced by the Kingdom?s struggling rice industry and assess demands made by members of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), who have decried the ineffectiveness of an earlier taskforce set up by […]
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