CONSUMER Price Index (CPI) in March 2017 increased slightly by less than 0.05 per cent over February 2017. Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Index decreased by 0.3 per cent while Non-Food Index increased by 0.1 per cent. According to a press release, the slight increase in the overall CPI in February 2017 was largely contributed by […]
Read MoreVietnam’s PetroVietnam Oil Corporation (PV OIL), is running profitably in Laos, earning an average revenue of over 100 million USD and contributing over 20 million USD to the host country’s budget a year. According to Nguyen Kim Son, Director of PV OIL Laos, the company made its presence in 16 out of Laos’s 18 provinces […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and Philippine President RodrigoDuterte on Sunday (30/4) launched a ferry route between the two countries. The roll-on, roll-off (roro) ferry is set to ply the Davao-General Santos-Bitung route. With the launch of the service, both leaders expected a boost in trade. Jokowi said said the trade between the two countries would […]
Read MoreOver the past decade, the sharp increase in Vietnam’s production activities has resulted in a corresponding increase in freight traffic Vietnam is poised to begin a major upgrading of its transport infrastructure, a move which should improve the transportation of freight as well as assisting the development of logistics services. At present, logistics firms in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees inflation rising to between three and 3.8 percent this month due to higher oil prices as well as more expensive power and water. BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said inflation would remain elevated due to the upward adjustments in electricity and water rates as well […]
Read MoreThe Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has raised its 2017 export growth forecast to 3.3% but is maintaining its economic growth projection at 3.6%. The upward revision of its 2017 export growth forecast from 2.5% predicted in January should have minimal effect on the overall economic growth estimate, said director-general Krisada Chinavicharana. The 160-billion-baht mid-year budget […]
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