The Hanoitimes – Traditional investment channels such as stock or real estate markets are set to continue to be the focus for investors in 2021. In early days of 2021, many are already considering their investment options during a low interest rate environment. The question is, whether stock market or gold can maintain their strong growth […]
Read MoreSOME key Asean states are expected to underperform regional growth this year, with analysts citing local Covid-19 outbreaks as hurdles to economic recovery. Nomura watchers have tipped the Asean-4 economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand to lag behind China, India, South Korea and Singapore in the rebound from a pandemic-induced downturn. Among the […]
Read MoreThe labour market was just starting to bounce back with a lower-than-expected unemployment rate when the fresh wave of Covid-19 cases hit, says Deputy Chairman of the Thai Labour Solidarity Committee (TLSC), Chalee Loysoong. Continued assistance will be needed for recent graduates and workers in the most affected industries as the government shapes its response, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Total investments approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) reached the P1 trillion level last year, but was down 11 percent compared to 2019 amid the pandemic. BOI chairman and Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said during the SME Bayani: Beating the Odds webinar over the weekend that the value of total approved […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The government had on Monday terminated the safeguard investigation on imports of ceramic floor and wall tiles that it had initiated based on a petition filed by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers – Malaysian Ceramic Industry Group. The petitioner had claimed that the increase in imports of ceramic floor and wall tile products […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The State Bank of Vietnam aims to keep the inflation rate below 4% this year to ensure the stability of the monetary and foreign exchange markets. In 2021, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the country’s central bank, set a credit growth target of 12%, around the same level of the estimated rate […]
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