TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) noted that consumers’ optimism in March 2017 increased, as reflected in the Consumers’ Confidence Index. Last month, the index rose to 121.5 from February’s 117.1. “The index’s rise comes from the Current Economic Conditions’ Index (IKE) increase of 3.5 points to 108.7 and the Consumers’ Expectation Index’s (IEK) 5.3-point climb […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) has plans to increase the electricity tariff in order to reduce its losses due to the difference between the cost of generating and distributing electricity, said U Htein Lwin, Permanent Secretary from MOEE. At the press conference to announce the ministry’s one-year performance, U Htein Lwin said that […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s international relations have improved since the National League for Democracy-led government took power in 2016, U Kyaw Zeya, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), said yesterday. “When we review our performance, we mainly focus on where we have succeeded. It is difficult to assess our unsuccessful performance,” he said during a […]
Read MoreCambodia’s economic growth remained strong last year though the Kingdom must now address major systemic challenges to build on its ascension into lower-middle income status in order to maintain healthy levels of development, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its annual report yesterday. The ADB flagship report, titled Asian Development Outlook 2017: Transcending the […]
Read MoreViet Nam’s GDP in the second quarter of this year is forecast to expand 5.6 per cent or 6.27 per cent, depending on two scenarios, expert said. Dang Duc Anh, director of the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCEIF)’s analysis and forecast department, said this at a discussion on the country’s macro-economic growth […]
Read MoreViet Nam continued to be among the top five investors in Cambodia as of December 2016, with US$2.85 billion registered capital invested in 183 projects. Viet Nam is also Cambodia’s third largest partner, with bilateral trade reaching $3 billion until the end of last year. The two countries are striving to raise the figure to […]
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