INDONESIA’S consumer confidence and spending should recover on the back of a rising vaccination rate and as the population gets used to living with Covid-19, although it still sees pressure from volatile commodity prices, said Fitch Ratings. In a report on Wednesday (Mar 16), the research team noted that rising vaccination should help mobility and […]
Read MoreCONSTRUCTION delays resulting from restrictions to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic have continued to push rents higher in both condominiums and Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats. Condominium rents rose for 14 straight months, going up 1.4 per cent in February compared to the previous month, while rents for HDB flats also continued […]
Read MoreThe government will shorten the petrol price adjustment from 15 days to 10 days, considering the rapid increase in international crude oil prices, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The government currently adjusts petrol price every 15 days or two times a month on the first and 16th of every month. Still, due to the […]
Read MoreBy 2025, Vietnam will have a generation of “digital customers”. This generation has higher expectations about digital financial products and services. To build an effective digital bank, experts say that customer experience must be the central task. To achieve this goal, in addition to capital and technology foundation, it is necessary to have qualified digital […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam and Indonesia recorded an increase of 360 per cent (USD374.2 million) in bilateral trade volume in 2021. “Over the past four years, Indonesia has always enjoyed a surplus in trade with Brunei,” Indonesian Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam Dr Sujatmiko said on the sidelines of the introduction with members of the Indonesian Chamber of […]
Read MoreGovernment bodies have been told to revise the price structure of fuel to minimise the impacts on the economy as well as ease the financial burden on ordinary people. Minister and Head of the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Alounxay Sounnalath, outlined the results of the government’s monthly meeting held in Vientiane last week, chaired by […]
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