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Malaysia: Vehicle sales expected to grow 9% this year

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii), an agency under the International Trade and Industry Ministry, has forecast total industry volume (TIV) to grow 9% to 610,000 units this year despite scepticism that the local automotive industry will be affected by the current weak market sentiment. At a briefing earlier this week, […]

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S&P expects Philippines growth at 5.8% this year

MANILA, Philippines — S&P Global Ratings slashed this year’s economic growth forecast anew for the Philippines to below six percent amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.  In its latest report titled “COVID-19 now threatens more damage to Asia Pacific,” the debt watcher said the GDP growth of the Philippines would soften further to 5.8 […]

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Health continues to be No.1 worry of Vietnamese consumers

The Hanoitimes – In the last quarter of 2019, Vietnam continued to be placed in the top three most optimistic countries.and had the most avid savers, Health continued to be the biggest concern of Vietnamese consumers in the last quarter of 2019 for three consecutive quarters, according to the latest the Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence […]

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Myanmar: Exchange rate hits local bean market

The strengthening of the kyat against the US dollar and Chinese yuan has begun to have a negative impact on Myanmar’s beans and pulses, merchants in Mandalay say. The rise in the kyats value of the past several weeks means Myanmar’s goods have become more expensive for foreign buyers while at the same time earning […]

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Cambodia: Minister of Tourism says virus will be as bad, if not worse, than SARs was for industry

Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, has drawn comparisons between the current COVID-19 outbreak to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARs) pandemic that occurred in 2003 and devastated the tourism industry in Asia. “Cambodia experienced a dramatic decline in foreign tourist arrivals during the 2003 SARs outbreak and we are seeing a similar reaction with the […]

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