The export of agricultural products, especially fresh fruits, has become an important part of the improving of the living standards of farmers and promote national economic growth. Cambodia has seen an increase in fruit exports to China under the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement. In recent years, especially in 2021, agricultural cooperation between Cambodia and China […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S core inflation hit 4.4 per cent in June – up from 3.6 per cent in May, and the first time that it has breached the 4.0 per cent handle since end-2008. Meanwhile, headline inflation – which includes accommodation and private transport costs – surged to 6.7 per cent, from 5.6 per in May, according […]
Read MoreLow-income workers in Laos are struggling as goods and commodity prices reach their peak of the year. Vientiane Times reports that the price of goods produced domestically has increased by 15.9 percent over the past year. The year-on-year inflation rate hit 23.6 percent, the highest figure ever recorded since May 2000. Authorities say the rising prices of […]
Read MoreBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) expects the country’s inflation to remain low despite the global price hike caused by geopolitical tension. According to the BDCB’s semi-annual policy statement released on Saturday on its website, the BDCB noted that the International Monetary Fund had revised its 2022 global growth forecast from 4.4 to 3.6 […]
Read MoreCambodia attracted a fixed-asset investment of almost $3 billion in the first half of this year, reflecting the firm confidence of investors in the Kingdom’s growth prospects. The Council for the Development of Cambodia registered 98 projects with a total investment of $2.99 billion in January-June period of this year, inching up $29 million from […]
Read MoreThailand’s gem and jewellery exports are expected to fare better than expected this year despite increasing challenges, including the slowing economies of key trading partners, uncertain economic prospects, persistently high inflation caused by the energy crisis and the Russia-Ukraine war. According to Sumeth Prasongphongchai, director of the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (GIT), the […]
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