Consumer spend their time to shopping at the Tesco next generation store concept in Kuala Lumpur on July 28, 2016. Photo by Hafzi Mohamed / TMR.
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Malaysia’s trade numbers driven by exports

MALAYSIA’S trade has not been impacted by the global trade tensions, despite the country’s lower total trade revenue recorded in March. MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd chief economist Dr Kamaruddin Mohd Nor said the marginal fall in the country’s trading activities was mitigated by the encouraging exports. “The possibility of the trade war particularly between China […]

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Thailand a future hub for auto software

THAILAND has a lot of potential to become a hub of automotive software development in the Asia Pacific region, Koichi Okoshi, president and chief executive officer of Toyota Tsusho Nexty Electronics (Thailand) Co Ltd (NETH) said. NETH’s main business is in-vehicle embedded software development. It uses Thailand as a base for automotive software development and […]

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Philippines: Economists now see 2nd rate hike

MANILA, Philippines — Economists are now talking about a second rate hike in the Philippines as odds of a possible increase on May 10, the first in more than three years, rose on inflationary pressures. Noelan Arbis, economist of British banking giant HSBC, said in its latest research note titled “Philippine Central Bank Watch: Ready […]

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Cambodia could skirt fallout of ‘trade war’

Even as regional economies brace for potential damage from mounting US protectionism, Cambodia is projected to see a small boost to its GDP growth thanks to US tax reforms, Cambodian delegates to a regional economic meeting said on Friday. The 21st Asean+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, held at the Asian Development Bank’s […]

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ADB not worried about impact of technology on Myanmar jobs

Despite widespread automation of manual work functions, Myanmar jobs are not under “huge” threat by advancements in technology, economists at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) told the media during the organisation’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Manila on May 4. However, the government needs to monitor the impact of changing technologies on local jobs. Meanwhile, it […]

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