RETAIL sales in Singapore edged up marginally in May, with growth constrained partly by lower motor vehicle sales, according to Thursday’s Department of Statistics release. May’s retail takings were up 0.1 per cent from the same month a year ago, with a total estimated sales value of S$3.8 billion, of which online retail sales contributed 4.3 […]
Read MoreLand prices in central Bangkok have increased by 1,000% since 1988 when property consultant CBRE established an office in Bangkok. Land prices rose dramatically during the Asian Tiger boom years from 1988-1996 before the market came to a grinding halt in the 1997 financial crisis. Price growth resumed in the early 2000s and there has been […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Affin Hwang Research says Malaysian rubber glove manufacturers could benefit from the trade spat between the US and China as a tariff is being imposed on rubber/plastic gloves from China. The research house noted that the gloves are on the US$200bil list of Chinese goods that will be subject to a 10% import […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Foreign direct investments (FDI) continued to flow into the country, growing 24 percent in the first four months of the year amid favorable investor sentiment on the back of sound macroeconomic fundamentals and growth prospects. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said FDI inflows amounted to $3.2 billion from January to April […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry is pushing electronic payment systems into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam to help Thai financial institutions access customers in these countries without opening physical branches there. The government is designing the country’s e-payment system to be able to connect with neighbouring countries in the sub-region, said Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong, without giving a specific […]
Read MoreThe Trade Industry is getting an additional Rp 2.57 trillion (US$178 million) after the House Commission VI overseeing industry affairs agreed to financially support the development of Industry 4.0. The funds will be used to help adjust five industry segments — textile, garment, automotive, electronics and chemical — to face the so-called fourth industrial revolution […]
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