HANOI — Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) is drawing up a report summing up 30 years of foreign direct investment (FDI) since approval of the national Law on Foreign Investment, looking back at the impact of opening the country’s doors to multinational companies. Speaking at an MPI meeting last week, Nguyen Van Trung, Deputy Minister of […]
Read MoreJAKARTA – Indonesia’s statistics bureau on Tuesday said it has revised the value of exports and imports in June, resulting in a bigger trade surplus that month. The bureau said Indonesia’s trade surplus in June was around $1.67 billion instead of the $1.63 billion initial estimate given a month ago. June exports were revised to […]
Read MoreThe coaching industry has been growing in leaps and bounds. Last year it was sized at over US$2.3 billion globally and growing 4.75% per year. However, according to the International Coaching Federation, Asia, accounts for less than 5% of the industry with nearly 80% of economic coaching activity occurring in the US and Europe. Is Coaching […]
Read MoreMANILA: The Philippine government, seeking to reduce concerns about a sliding peso, said the country’s strong economy and attractiveness for investors will bolster the currency. Economists say global political uncertainties and import-driven demand for dollars have caused the peso’s recent fall. The peso, Asia’s worst performing currency this year, hovered slightly above Friday’s 11-year low […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The trilateral partnership forum of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, is currently discussing on strengthening the services of halal products in the ASEAN region and a mutually beneficial economic improvement. Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin said that the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand growth triangle (IMT-GT) forum is a strategic moment to build an alliance between three countries in […]
Read MoreIn 2017, Myanmar is projected to generate a maximum of 2,700 megawatts of electricity, up from around 2,500 MW in 2016, as the population expands and demand for power in the country continues to rise. Yangon, its largest city, is expected to generate almost half, or 1,300 MW of the country’s maximum electricity demand for the year, and […]
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