Thailand’s largest convenience-store operator CP All Plc released a report to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on Monday on its negotiations for a Master Franchise agreement in relation to the establishment and operation of 7-Eleven stores in Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The company said the contractual parties are in the process […]
Read MorePUTRAJAYA: The macroeconomic challenges faced by Malaysia are expected to continue, but the World Bank has reaffirmed its confidence that Malaysia’s aspiration to become a high-income nation by 2024 remains possible, as long as the country’s gross national income (GNI) per capita continues to grow at a range of 4% to 4.5%. The Washington-based World […]
Read MoreThe Commerce Ministry has lowered its annual inflation forecast to a range of 0.7-1.3% this year from 0.7-1.7% because of lower energy prices, a stronger baht and dim export prospects. According to Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office under the Commerce Ministry, the new forecast was made on the assumption that […]
Read MoreThe contribution of the food and beverage (F&B) sector to gross domestic product (GDP) increased steadily over the past four years in spite of the decrease last year, the Indonesian Food and Beverage Producers Association (GAPMMI) has said. “The F&B sector’s contribution to GDP increased to 6.25 percent last year from 6.14 percent in 2017, 5.97 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the economy likely grew by about six percent in the second quarter after easing to a four-year low of 5.6 percent in the first quarter. BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo told reporters on the sidelines of the 2019 pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) economic […]
Read MorePrime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for the business sector to get more involved in rural development and poverty reduction to help achieve its development goals. Speaking at a gathering arranged to push for more national patriotic and development activities in the capital on Friday, the PM highlighted the significant role of private enterprises to […]
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