Laos has increased its electricity exports by 145 percent over the past five years amid a growing number of hydropower plants. The country expanded electricity capacity to 6,457 MW for export markets between 2016 and 2020. Accordingly, the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines earned more than LAK 130 billion (USD 14 million), up 35 […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – A strong decline in bilateral trade turnover was due to the long Lunar New Year break in January and impacts from the outbreak of the new coronavirus (nCoV) in China. Vietnam’s trade turnover with China in January reached US$8.29 billion, down 25.8% month-on-month and 11.8% year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam […]
Read MoreThe Board of Investment (BoI) has approved a number of stimulus measures to spur investments in domestic projects to boost the grassroots economy. BoI secretary-general, Duangjai Asawachintachit, said on Thursday the measures were designed to attract investments to large-scale projects with significant economic impacts from economic “actors” of all sizes — from large corporations to […]
Read MoreMyanmar will soon set standards to ensure the quality of locally produced and imported steel and iron, a senior official said. U Kan Chun, managing director of No.1 Heavy Industries Enterprise under the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry, said standards will be published this year for deformed bar, three types of hot-rolled plate and one […]
Read MoreManila, Philippines — Inflation may likely slow down in the coming months due to lower oil prices, as well as the impact of the recent outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday. In a report, Finance undersecretary and chief economist Gil Beltran said the decline in global oil […]
Read MoreWITH Vietnam’s rising need for infrastructure, private investment can play an increasingly important role, said Moody’s Investors Service in its Feb 6 infrastructure and project finance report, Infrastructure in Emerging Markets: Focus on Vietnam. With a relatively high public debt burden and nascent capital markets, Vietnam has been aiming to increase public-private partnerships and foreign direct […]
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