Private investment growth is expected to pick up in the second half of 2017, helped by a strong recovery for exports, says the Bank of Thailand. Thailand saw a contraction in private investment in the first quarter of 2017. “A more robust recovery in merchandise exports is expected to drive private investment growth in the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) disappointed with a 0.7 per cent year-on-year decline in April, after growing strongly for five straight months, as shipments of pharmaceuticals among some other non-electronic products slumped. Analysts polled by Bloomberg were expecting April exports to rise by 13 per cent, a slower pace to March’s robust 16.5 per […]
Read MoreCambodia has yet to set its loan application policies to borrow funds from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) because the country can still get highly concessional rates from development partners, Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth said. Mr Pornmoniroth said at a meeting with AIIB president Jin Liqun at the sidelines of the […]
Read MoreCross-border credit information exchange plays an important and necessary role in promoting the quality and efficiency of investment and business activities for 21 member economies in the Asia Pacific region. This was stated by experts at a seminar on Tuesday on this issue. Addressing the APEC seminar on cross border credit information exchange in Ninh Binh, […]
Read MoreEconomists have cautioned that cutting spending could impact Laos’ economic growth, so the government needs to further create favourable conditions to strengthen the private sector. According to the government’s recent report, investment by domestic and foreign businesses represented more than half the entire investment driving the country’s economic growth. A senior economist at the National […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) unexpectedly fell 0.7 per cent year-on-year in April, registering the first decline since October last year and a big reversal from March’s 16.5 per cent growth. Electronics exports moderated slightly to 4.8 per cent year-on-year from 5.2 per cent in March, government data showed on Wednesday (May 17). […]
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