SINGAPORE’S non-oil domestic exports (NODX) jumped 8.3 per cent in October over a year ago, extending September’s 8.1 per cent rise – thanks to an increase in non-electronic NODX which overweighed a continued dip in electronic domestic exports. Non-electronic NODX grew 12.8 per cent after rising 11.8 per cent in the previous month, while electronic […]
Read MoreThe average salary increase across industries in Thailand is expected to rise slightly from 5.2 per cent to 5.3 per cent in 2019, according to the Total Compensation Measurement (TCM) Study and Benefit Survey 2018, conducted by Aon Plc, a global services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement, and health solutions. Companies in […]
Read MoreThe commerce ministry committed to developing the country’s nascent e-commerce sector as a means to boost trade and create jobs, but the lack of infrastructure and rampant illicit trade pose a serious threat to the emerging industry. The report from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) titled “Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment of Myanmar” […]
Read MoreEnergy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan said on Thursday that the large amount of oil and gas imported in October was needed for manufacturing industries to produce more export-oriented products. “[The problem], I think, is that we exported less, especially from the non-oil-and-gas sector,” he said on Thursday in response data from Statistics Indonesia […]
Read MoreJOHOR BARU: Foreign investors, especially from Japan and Singapore, have expressed their willingness to retain and maintain their foreign direct investments (FDIs) in Malaysia. According to Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, foreign investors have also expressed their confidence in the country’s new leadership. These commitments were relayed to Azmin during his official visits to Japan and Singapore with Prime Minister […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Economy Minister Nguyen Chi Dung affirmed that Vietnam will not attract FDI at all cost. Rather, it will facilitate projects based on high technology, source technology, and a high added value. Commitments on investment and services in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will lure more quality foreign investment inflows […]
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