Thailand: Central bank warns further baht gains may derail recovery Monday, 22 August 2016 – The Bank of Thailand is concerned further appreciation of the baht will hurt exporters and damage the nation’s economic recovery. The currency advanced to the strongest level in 13 months last week as overseas investors boosted their holdings of the […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Colombia seeks Malaysia as business, investor partner Sunday, 21 August 2016 – Colombia is seeking Malaysia as a strong business and investor partner under the new macroeconomic and political landscape following a bilateral ceasefire agreement with a guerilla group. Its Ambassador to Malaysia Victor H. Echeverri said the recent signing of the agreement with […]
Read MoreIndonesia: Indonesia warns tax dodgers Saturday, 20 August 2016 – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (pic) warned tax dodgers that an eight-month tax amnesty programme was their last opportunity to have all of their ?sins deleted? or face ?hell? afterwards. In her first interview with the foreign media since returning as minister, the former […]
Read MoreThailand: BoT move on rising baht Thursday, 18 Aug 2016 – The Bank of Thailand has been using policy tools, including intervention in the currency market, to curb the rapid baht rise, says a senior central bank official. “The central bank has managed the baht value accordingly and [currency] intervention is one of its tools, […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Malaysia aims to be among world’s top 20 trading nations Tuesday, 16 August 2016 – The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) aims to put Malaysia among the top 20 world?s largest exporting countries within the next two to three years, driven by aggressive promotional activities and creative strategies. Chief executive officer Datuk Dzulkifli […]
Read MoreVietnam: VN-EU trade value increases 9.1% Tuesday, 16 August 2016 – Trade value between Vi?t Nam and the European Union (EU) in the first half of this year has gained a year-on-year growth of 9.05 per cent to US$21.2 billion. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s European Market Department, during the period, export […]
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