PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s economy will continue to improve, albeit at a gradual pace, towards the end of the year and into 2021, after seeing a stronger-than-expected rebound in the third quarter. Economists said the gradual resumption of economic activities following the easing of the movement control order, as well as recovery in international trade, would […]
Read MoreEnsuring the quality of products bought online has long been tricky, but commercial livestreams, e-consulting and virtual reality on e-commerce sites could change that. Le Quynh Mai, who is an active user of popular e-commerce sites, told Việt Nam News: “I buy most of my products, especially clothing products, from livestream activities as I can see how […]
Read MoreIn 9 months MANILA, Philippines — The country’s budget deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) swelled to 6.9 percent from January to September due to higher expenditures in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). In his latest economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary and chief economist Gil Beltran […]
Read MoreA decline in renewable energy costs is prompting the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) to review the inclusion of feed-in tariffs in electricity prices to help power operators, though it would increase power bills for households. The feed-in tariff, in use since 2013, is the state guarantee to buy electricity from renewable power plants […]
Read MoreAs opposed to that of supply, the recovery of demand remains weaker, which means that the recovery of growth in the coming time will depend largely upon whether consumers can bolster their purchasing power After eight months of slump in a row, Vietnam’s economy has begun to make a comeback during the last two months, […]
Read MoreFifteen nations in the Asia-Pacific, including Thailand, yesterday signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact, the world’s biggest free trade deal, as they concluded the 37th Asean Summit and related summits held virtually from Nov 12-15. The RCEP is a proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) between the 10 member states of Asean and six […]
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