The government is holding a special meeting to establish common ground among state agencies about ways to ensure effective implementation of the national development plan for 2020. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith presided over the opening of the two-day open government meeting at the National Convention Centre, which is scheduled to end today. Cabinet members, the […]
Read MoreThe government plans to release its master plan Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) in February 2020, said U Min Ye Paing Hein, deputy minister for the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. MSMEs form more than 99 percent of the economy and the sector’s development cannot be ignored as it is crucial to the country’s […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia is set for another year of low inflation, generating difficult choices for the region’s central banks. S&P Global Ratings sees inflation remaining below central bank targets in most cases in 2020, according to Shaun Roache, S&P’s chief APAC economist in Singapore. Policymakers may soon have to think about using tools other than […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — No hike in air fares is seen for the first two months of 2020 as fuel surcharge level for the said period would remain at current level. In its latest advisory, the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said passenger fuel surcharge for domestic and international flights from Jan. 1 to Feb 29, 2020 […]
Read MoreMass disruption in retail is in the headlines, and we all know why: the rise of mobile, greater access to data, more transparency due to the internet, and so on. But what about groceries? Grocery shopping still commands one-third of our discretionary spending and uses up a key part of our budget and time, but […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Moody’s rating actions on the 18 banks are driven purely by the sovereign rating action, and do not reflect a weakening of the banks’ standalone financial profiles. Moody’s Investors Service has changed the outlooks on 15 Vietnamese banks to negatives from ratings under review for downgrade after taking the same action on the […]
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