JAKARTA: Three out of four Indonesian households experienced an income reduction last year as breadwinners either lost jobs, switched to informal jobs or closed businesses during the pandemic while government assistance for small businesses remained limited, a recent survey has found. The majority of the affected households were located in urban areas and had school-aged […]
Read MorePRIVATE-SECTOR watchers have raised estimates for full-year growth, even though the economy is still expected to stay underwater in the first quarter. Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) may grow by 5.8 per cent in 2021, before cooling to 3.8 per cent in 2022, according to the results of the latest quarterly survey from the Monetary […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The minister urged greater efforts from businesses in combating violations against customers’ rights. Ahead of the Vietnamese Consumers Rights Day on March 15 themed “Responsible businesses, sustainable consumption in a new normal”, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh has called for active response from the business community to better realize customer […]
Read MoreCambodia has opened its market to pork produced in Brazil, according to an announcement from Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. Ricardo Santin, president of the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein, noted that Cambodia is an emerging hog producing nation but has recently been impacted by cases of ASF [African Swine Fever]. In this […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Property developers are set to chart better sales performances in 2021, as market confidence is expected to grow with the commencement of the nationwide vaccine rollout. TA Securities said in a report that the prolonged low-interest-rate environment, abundant market liquidity and supportive government measures will help spur demand for properties. “Having said that, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Manufacturing output declined at a faster pace in January as most industry groups suffered a contraction, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. Factory output, as measured by the Volume of Production Index (VoPI), dropped by 16.7 percent, significantly faster than the 12 percent decline in December 2020 and 1.9 percent growth in January […]
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