KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures dropped over 1 percent at the close of trade on Tuesday, hitting their lowest levels in nearly six weeks, pressured by weaker soyoil prices and a forecast that February palm output will be higher than usual. The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 1.4 percent at […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S services industries saw more takings in the last quarter of 2018, although growth was slower than before, according to data from the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Wednesday. Overall services’ business receipts were 4.1 per cent higher than the same period the year before, but eased from the third-quarter revenue growth, which was revised […]
Read MoreGARMENT manufacturers want more tax incentives to help the struggling industry, urging the government to take advantage of the Chinese companies who are interested to set up shop here. Foreign Buyers Association of the Philippines (Fobap) director Ding Buendia said there was a need for government subsidies, particularly for labour and power expenses, to bring […]
Read MoreOn the occasion of the visit of Vietnamese Secretary-General, President Nguyen Phu Trong to Cambodia from February 25 to 26, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai talks with the Viet Nam News Agency about economic and trade development cooperation between the two countries. Could you describe the results of economic and […]
Read MoreAEON Financial Service (AFS) Co Ltd, the owner of Japan’s Aeon retail chain, wants to expand its financial services in Vietnam through merger and acquisitions, said AFS Chairman Masaki Suzuki. In a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue in Hanoi on Monday, the AFS leader pledged long-term investment in Vietnam to contribute to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Global payments service provider Visa sees more opportunities as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ramps up efforts to increase cashless transactions in the country for a cash-lite economy. Dan Wolbert, Visa country manager for Philippines and Guam, said the objective of the BSP to raise cashless transactions to 20 percent by […]
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