SINGAPORE – The decline in core consumer prices and overall inflation eased last month, according to data released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Wednesday (Dec 23). Core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private road transport costs, came in at minus 0.1 per cent year […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is ranked fifth among 17 other developing countries according to a Bloomberg study that gauges their outlook for 2021 based on 11 indicators of economic and financial performance. In the study, Malaysia is ranked ahead of other Asean countries such as the Philippines (ranked 10) and Indonesia (ranked 12). Thailand (ranked No. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may keep a low interest rate environment until end-2022 to help the country fully recover from the impact of the pandemic, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Diokno said the BSP still has some monetary space available despite cutting the benchmark rate […]
Read MoreThe government of Laos has approved the sale of land along either side of the 450 Years Road in Vientiane Capital. The Vientiane Capital Department of Natural Resources and Environment issued a notice regarding the sale of some 283,500 square meters of land on either side of 450 Years Road. The land had been previously reserved […]
Read MoreSome 5% of total outstanding debts of borrowers classified in the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) segment still need to extend their participation in the debt holiday programme until June 2021, says the Bank of Thailand. The debt holiday extension for the 5% portion of SME debtors, who have a credit line of no more […]
Read MoreBorder trade (Tamu) between India and Myanmar will resume as soon as possible in accord with the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Sports. “The union minister for commerce urged the resumption of border trade in line with the Covid guidelines and rules by making bilateral communications. In the coming week, the regional government […]
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