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Thailand: Exports of jewellery, gems face contraction

Thailand’s gems and jewellery sector has suffered from the pandemic, with the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (GIT) forecasting exports to contract this year. Duangkamol Jiambutr, director of GIT, said the rate of the contraction will depend on how long the pandemic spreads. Prior to the outbreak, GIT forecast shipment growth of 3% this […]

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Asean to delay any visa exemption schemes

No more talks about visa exemptions or visa fee waivers are expected for Asean countries in the foreseeable future as members are focusing on their own rehabilitation plans, the tourism and sports minister said. At a Special Meeting of Asean Tourism Ministers on Covid-19 via video conference on Wednesday, tourism ministers of the 10 member […]

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Brunei: BND1.5 billion total trade recorded in February

Brunei Darussalam’s total trade in February 2020 was valued at BND1,510.7 million, an increase by 45.4 per cent from BND1,038.9 million during the same month last year. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for February 2020 decreased by 16.3 per cent compared to January 2020. Exports rose by 59.7 per cent year-on-year to BND1,121.2 million […]

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