(VEN) – Unpredictable changes in petrol prices and high pork prices were expected to affect the consumer price index (CPI) in the last months of the year. However, the government’s flexible management, changes in foreign markets and relative stability of petrol and pork prices have helped ease the pressure on the CPI. November CPI drops […]
Read MoreThe government has lowered its coal production target for this year to 480 million tons in an effort to stabilize the global coal price, an official has said. Last year’s target was 485 million tons, 25 percent of which was allocated to the domestic market obligation (DMO). Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry mineral and coal […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: After a weak purchasing managers’ index (PMI) cast a pall over the economy, business confidence expectations for the first half of the year has weakened among corporates and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), according to the RAM Business Confidence Index (RAM BCI). The poll conducted on 3,500 firms in Malaysia has fallen to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The year 2018 put the spotlight on the Philippines’ dependence on imported fuel to power up the country’s progress and day-to-day operations. This was validated by the latest Energy Trilemma Index of the World Energy Council, which ranks 125 countries in three dimensions – environmental sustainability, energy security and energy equity. The […]
Read MoreThailand is firmly in the ‘robust’ emerging-market category, with forecast M&A (merger and acquisition) activity of US$8.5 billion (Bt272 billion) this year, up from just $4.7 billion in 2018, and with the number of deals estimated to reach a three-year high of 125, before easing back in 2020. This is according to the fourth edition […]
Read MoreCHONGQING – Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing has urged officials from Asean to consider using a new land and sea trade corridor linking western China to South-east Asia, as it is faster without costing more than the existing route via the Yangtze River. This opens up tremendous opportunities for new products, including perishable produce, […]
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