Singapore: 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 […]
Read MoreThailand: Thai baht races to highest in over 1 year after solid Q2 GDP Monday, 15 August 2016 – Thailand’s baht turned firmer to hit its strongest level in more than one year after data showed the economy expanded faster than expected. The baht gained as much as 0.2 per cent to 34.685 per US […]
Read MoreThailand: Thailand’s economy expanded more than expected in second quarter Monday, 15 August 2016 – Thailand’s economy grew more than analysts estimated in the second quarter as the military government accelerated spending on road and rail projects to help offset weak demand for the nation’s exports. Gross domestic product expanded 3.5 per cent in the […]
Read MorePhilippines: BOI to double investment approval target this year Monday, August 15, 2016 – The Board of Investments (BOI) is doubling its target investment approvals for 2016, signaling a more aggressive outlook among local investors on the country’s investment landscape compared to their foreign counterparts. BOI chairman and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez told The STAR […]
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