MANILA, Philippines — Sugar will be included in the list of basic and prime commodities that the government regularly monitors, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). “Sugar will be included in our regular monitoring in the coming days as directed by the President,” Trade Undersecretary Carol Sanchez said in a Viber message […]
Read MoreThe Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) is calling on the government to ensure transparency as it mulls a request by five instant noodle brands to increase the product price by 2 baht per packet, or up to 30%. The move should be supported by data as to why it is necessary now, or else the price rise […]
Read MoreVietnam’s public debt in the 2017-2021 period decreased dramatically from 61.4% of its GDP to 43.1%, according to the latest information released by the Ministry of Finance. Government debt, government-guaranteed debt and local government debt also decreased. Specifically, government debt, government-guaranteed debt and local government debt dropped from 51.7%, 9.1%, and 1.1% of GDP in […]
Read MoreGlobal steel prices, which soared as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, have declined following lower demand for steel in China and an increase in steel imports into Asia from Russia, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). Price fluctuations have eased since June, with steel prices in the Asian market falling by 3.2-4.9% in June […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Most consumers in the Philippines are skeptical of sustainability claims of fashion items and do more research before buying the item, a study from Milieu Insight showed. Based on a survey conducted by the consumer research and analytics firm last June, 60 percent of Filipino consumers said they would research more about […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Foreign banks expect more, but less aggressive rate increases from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as the regulator sustains its tightening bias to tame the red-hot inflation. ANZ chief economist for Southeast Asia Sanjay Mathur and economist Debalika Sarkar said the tightening cycle by the BSP is likely to extend until […]
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