The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast Vietnam’s GDP to grow at around 3.8% this year, higher than that of its regional peers, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The IMF said in its “World Economic Outlook” report released recently that Asia’s economic growth this year is predicted to stand at about 6.5%, with some […]
Read MoreAFP – Wayne Sosin of Worksman Cycles says he has tried everything since the pandemic began to find a way to make and deliver his bikes. He has been looking for a container to send a shipment to Saudi Arabia for the last six weeks to no avail so far. That’s not even to mention his […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is planning to put up a registry to improve the monitoring nationwide of cash agents that have more than tripled since the start of the pandemic. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said in his weekly virtual press conference that the agent registry would be a tool for […]
Read MoreJAKARTA : Indonesia’s September trade surplus was larger than expected as exports surged on the back of booming commodity prices, government data showed on Friday, cementing hopes for a quick economic recovery. The resource-rich country booked a September trade surplus of US$4.37 billion, data from the country’s statistics bureau showed. That was above the median […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The move by the central bank to tighten monetary policy is a “macro” decision that will have practical effects on the price of goods for a typical Singaporean. A tight policy means a country reduces the so-called money supply, said Professor Lawrence Loh of the National University of Singapore Business School, noting: “This is usually […]
Read MoreReal estate firms are looking forward to a new document to settling legal bottlenecks which have caused the property market to come to a standstill for the last two years. The Government in early September asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) to join forces with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and other relevant […]
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