The Covid-19 pandemic might have caused an economic downturn in Cambodia, but in real terms home loan applications are on the rise. According to an annual report by the National Bank of Cambodia, home purchase credit in the country has increased by 37 percent in 2021, illustrating a sign of growing demands for home-ownership amongst […]
Read MoreThe combined value of foreign and local applications for investment promotion in 2021 tallied 643 billion baht, an increase of 59% from a year before, led by an uptick in foreign direct investment (FDI) in tech sectors and more projects in the bio-, circular and green (BCG) industries, as well as a continued push in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 ― The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today, tracking higher crude oil prices. At 9.11am, the local note appreciated to 4.1800/1835 versus the greenback from 4.1835/1850 at yesterday’s close. At the time of writing, Brent crude advanced 0.18 per cent to US$91.27 (RM381.37) per barrel. Meanwhile, the ringgit […]
Read MoreThe growth of 4.1 to 4.6 percent is still very achievable in 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) – Rector of the University of Indonesia (UI) and economist Ari Kuncoro projects Indonesia’s economic growth to lie in the range of 4.1 to 4.6 percent year-on-year in 2022. “The growth of 4.1 to 4.6 percent is still very achievable […]
Read MoreTHE interest rate of the 10-year Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs) has crossed 2 per cent for the March issue. The first-year interest rate stands at 0.59 per cent while the average return over a decade is 1.79 per cent per annum. SSBs offered in any given month will pay a coupon that is linked to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (Update 1, 11:30 a.m.) — Price growth continued to slow in January to post its softest print in over two years, with analysts attributing the subdued reading to rebasing of consumer price index (CPI) used to measure inflation. Inflation picked up 3% year-on-year in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Friday. This was the first […]
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