Foreign visitors to Thailand are expected at about 280,000 this year, down from half a million projected earlier, a private tourism group said on Tuesday, as the country suffers a prolonged coronavirus outbreak. The crucial tourism sector has lost about 3 million jobs during the pandemic, the Tourism Council of Thailand said in a statement. […]
Read MoreWe have learnt an important lesson that innovation, digital technology, and an entrepreneurial passion will multiply productivity and competitiveness Jakarta (ANTARA) – A country’s economy can be labelled as being advanced if business actors constitute 10 percent of the nation’s population, according to Vice President Ma’ruf Amin. “In addition to research and innovation, the economy […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — The World Bank has revised Malaysia’s economic growth projection to 3.3 per cent in 2021, down from the 4.5 per cent forecast in June. It said the ongoing movement control orders, increased precautionary behaviour and subdued labour market conditions were expected to weigh down further on private consumption and overall […]
Read MoreVietnam earned $3.15 billion from exporting goods to Cambodia in the first eight months of 2021, up 16.7 percent year-on-year. However, Vietnam reported a trade deficit of $354.4 million with Cambodia in the reviewed period. One of the reasons behind the trade deficit was increases in import turnover of six main products from Cambodia compared […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s central bank sold $2.6 billion worth of 30-year bonds to fund infrastructure projects in an auction on Tuesday (Sept 28). Investors’ bids for the first sale of the Singapore Government Securities (Infrastructure) bonds totalled $4.1 billion, 1.58 times the amount sold, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on its website. The […]
Read MoreBusiness operators in soon-to-be-reopened provinces have urged the government to impose a clear and decisive plan to attract tourists back during the upcoming high season. “After getting an approval, the marketing campaign will need at least a month to generate demand, so operators and foreign travel agents want to hear an official announcement to manage […]
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