KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) today reiterated that all loan borrowers who have suffered a drop in income, including salary, allowances, commissions and household incomes, are eligible for a reduction of monthly installments according to the reduced income. In a series of tweets detailing the eligibility for reduction of monthly installments, […]
Read MoreHelped by an export boom in April, the shippers’ council feels upbeat that the country’s exports could rise by 10%-15% this year. Chaichan Chareonsuk, president of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), said export prospects have improved thanks to the global economic recovery, economic growth in major trading partners and healthy export demand for industrial […]
Read MoreHigh budget revenue in the five-month period was thanks to economic recovery trend that has stated since late 2020. Despite negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on economic activities and public life, Vietnam’s state budget collection in May surged by 20% year-on-year to VND73 trillion (US$3.17 billion), according to the General Department of Taxation (GDT). […]
Read MoreVisa, the global leader in digital payments, has today released findings from its latest Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study, with 44 percent of Cambodians saying they are carrying less cash now than before the start of the pandemic. According to Visa’s data, contactless payments are growing in popularity in Cambodia with two in every three […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The downgrade of quarantine restrictions helped the manufacturing sector to bounce back last month, closing in to the stabilization level as a number of factories managed to restart operations. According to market intelligence firm IHS Markit, the country’s headline purchasing managers’ index (PMI) registered at 49.9 in May, an improvement from the […]
Read MoreSiam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center (EIC) has revised its growth forecast for the Thai economy this year down to 1.9% from 2.0%. The move takes into consideration its downward revision of tourist arrivals and the impact of a longer than expected domestic Covid-19 outbreak, as well as support from robust exports and government measures. […]
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