Local petrol prices have spiked between K35 and K40 per liter in the past two months, boosted by a rise in global crude oil prices. On November 15, local petrol prices reached a high of K815 per liter of 95Ron and K775 per liter of 92Ron. Meanwhile, prices hit K785 per liter of 10ppm diesel […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Retailers reported higher earnings in the nine months to September. In separate disclosures, SSI Group, the country’s largest specialty store retailer, said net income rose 12 percent to P342 million while core recurring income, which excludes one-time write-offs related to the group’s store rationalization program, increased 13 percent to P444 million. SSI […]
Read MoreNoriaki Goto, Krungsri President and CEO; Makoto Kobayashi, BTMU Managing Executive Officer and head of Financial Solutions Group; and Duangjai Asawachintachit, Secretary General of the Board of Investment recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in support of cross-border trades by Thai operators wishing to invest abroad as well as Japanese operators wishing to invest […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S exports staged a strong comeback in October, surging 20.9 per cent from the same month a year earlier as a strengthening global outlook continued to boost trading activity. The rise in non-oil domestic exports (NODX) blew past economist estimates of a 10 per cent expansion according to a Reuters poll of 11 analysts. It […]
Read MoreThe financial sector rose the most among 15 sectors managed by the government in the first six months of the 2017-18 fiscal year, growing 22 percent as a result of the implementation of new financial services, U Set Aung, deputy minister of the Ministry of Planning and Finance, at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw meeting on Thursday. “If […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The domestic economy expanded at a better-than-expected pace of 6.9 percent in the third quarter, likely the second fastest in Asia during the period, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday. Growth in gross domestic product (GDP) – the total value of goods and services produced during the period – […]
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