Indonesia: Consumer Price Index Indonesia Update: 3.45% y/y Inflation in June Fri, 01 July 2016 – Inflation in Indonesia accelerated slightly more than expected last month. According to the latest data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), inflation reached 3.45 percent (y/y) in June 2016, up from 3.33 percent (y/y) in the preceding month. Initially, Indonesia’s monthly […]
Read MoreCambodia: Convention centre to put Siem Reap on event circuit Thu, 4 August 2016 – Sokha Hotels and Resorts will open the first dedicated convention centre in Siem Reap next month, giving the country?s leading tourist destination another major draw to attract foreign visitors. The Cambodian hotel chain will open a 9,000 square metre convention […]
Read MoreSingapore: Growth in private sector slows Thursday, 4 August 2016 – Growth across Singapore’s private sector eased last month as output and new orders expanded more slowly, according to a new survey. The broad-based Nikkei Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in at 50.7 for July, lower than June’s 52.3. Readings above 50 signal an […]
Read MoreCambodia: Concern over trade deal?s investor dispute mechanism Wed, 3 August 2016 – A civil society organisation has raised concerns about the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), claiming that one provision of the sweeping trade agreement would limit the Kingdom?s ability to draft socially beneficial policies. The call came ahead of a meeting to […]
Read MoreCambodia: Cambodia asks China to double rice quota Wed, 3 August 2016 – Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak lobbied his visiting Chinese counterpart, Gao Hucheng, yesterday to consider doubling Cambodia?s annual rice export quota to China while also proposing a host of agricultural trade agreements. In a press release following a meeting, Cambodia?s Ministry of Commerce […]
Read MoreCLMV expected to attract 24 million tourists in 2016 Wed, 3 August 2016 – The four countries that make up the CLMV region ? Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam ? received a combined total of 10 million foreign tourists during the first five months of 2016 and are expected to top 24 million foreign visitors […]
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