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Vietnam’s economy forecast to grow at 6.8% in 2019 amid weakening global outlook: ADB

The Hanoitimes – The ADB report highlights the primary external risk to the economy is the faster-than-expected slowdown of the major economies, including the European Union, the US, and China, Vietnam’s main export partners. With growth in the global economy and world trade projected to slow, ADB forecasts that Vietnam’s economic growth will moderate but remain […]

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Philippines: GOCC subsidies drop 70% in February

MANILA, Philippines — The national government extended P2.77 billion in subsidies to government-owned and-controlled corporations (GOCCs) in February, the bulk of which went to irrigation and agriculture programs, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). Based on the latest cash operations report of the Treasury, government subsidies to state corporations reached P2.77 billion in […]

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Thailand: Central revamps website

Central Department Store Co has relaunched its online business aiming to raise its online sales to over 10 billion baht in four years, up from only 250 million last year.  Natira Chirathivat Boonsri, the company’s president, said the company invested 250 million baht in redesigning the company’s website, central.co.th, making it more modernised to respond to […]

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