Cambodia’s economy will probably grow 5.2 percent this year, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office. AMRO cut its October forecast of 6.6 percent for 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) but raised its estimate for 2021 by one percentage point to 2.9 percent after one of the region’s fastest vaccination campaigns allowed the country to […]
Read MoreAlthough few foreigners have arrived in Laos after the government reopened the country to international travellers this month, local people are making up for the absence of foreign visitors and tourism is booming. Lao Airlines has added more flights to the most popular destinations while tickets for train travel are sold out every day, including […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S manufacturing sector grew by 13.2 per cent year on year in 2021, jumping from the 7.5 per cent expansion in 2020, according to fresh figures on Wednesday (Jan 26). Full-year growth was driven by electronics and its adjacent precision engineering cluster, and supported by both the volatile pharmaceuticals cluster and a recovery in transport […]
Read MoreAir and rail carriers, which have suffered heavily from Covid-19, have had to carry cargo to earn extra money. But sea shipping lines are experiencing brighter days. In 2021, in addition to providing ‘rescue flights’ bringing Vietnamese citizens home, air carriers also carried cargo to survive the pandemic. They carried 912,000 tons of goods in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed the economic growth forecast for member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the global economy entered 2022 in a weaker position amid higher inflation and the spread of the Omicron COVID variant. In the latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF lowered […]
Read MoreTo provide a firm and secured base to qualified individuals in the field of information technology, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of Cambodia (MPTC) yesterday launched the Digital Community of Cambodia. The purpose of the system is to provide cover to qualified individuals in the field of digital technology – both domestic and abroad […]
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