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Vietnam lacking convenient and low-cost financial services

At the seminar ‘Road map to promote financial inclusion in Vietnam’, Director of the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) Tran Thi Hong Minh said that Vietnam is lacking specific and convenient financial services at low cost. According to Ms. Minh, the legal framework for promoting financial inclusion in Vietnam is still inadequate. Moreover, the […]

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Fitch sees Philippines debt-to-GDP ratio declining

THE Philippine government’s debt would decline during the next few years if economic growth is kept above 6 percent and the tax base is expanded, debt watcher Fitch Ratings said. In a report, Fitch said current announcements, such as those made by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, seem to indicate a desire to improve tax administration in […]

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Cambodia’s unemployment rate lowest in Asean

The unemployment rate for Cambodia is expected to be at 0.31 percent this year, which is the lowest among all member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), according to the Asean Information Center. Laos is at the second place with a projected unemployment rate of one percent. The unemployment rate of Myanmar […]

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FTI, KBank gauge effect on Thai investors

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is assessing the impact on Thai investors in Myanmar after authorities in that country ordered companies there to suspend debt payments for foreign loans. Myanmar’s central bank instructed companies and individual borrowers to suspend paying principal and interest to foreign lenders in a move to slow Myanmar’s decreasing foreign […]

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ADB slashes Asia growth forecast as fuel, food prices rise

MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank on Thursday slashed its 2022 growth forecast for developing Asia and warned economic conditions could worsen, as the war in Ukraine and supply chain disruptions drive up prices. While the impact of Covid-19 had eased, the region was now grappling with the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]

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