ANY potential rate hikes would likely benefit Thai banks, especially the larger ones, said CGS-CIMB in a report on Thursday (Sep 8). Larger banks tend to have a bigger proportion of floating loans consisting mainly of corporates, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and mortgage loans, while mid-to-small banks have a higher proportion of hire-purchase loans […]
Read MoreIn May this year, Brunei Darussalam’s total trade was valued at BND2,846.3 million, an increase by 48.7 per cent from BND1,913.9 million during the same month in 2021. Meanwhile, for month-to-month changes, total trade for May decreased by 5.7 per cent compared to April. Total exports increased by 51.9 per cent from BND1,749.4 million in […]
Read MoreThe year-on-year inflation rate continues to rise significantly, with 30.01 percent recorded in August this year, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. This is the highest figure recorded in more than two decades, inflicting more hardship on people struggling to earn a living. The consumer price index rose from 23.6 percent […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S unemployment rates in July remained low at pre-pandemic levels, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Friday (Sep 9). The overall unemployment rate held steady at 2.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month. Resident unemployment increased slightly to 2.9 per cent from 2.8 per cent in June; citizen unemployment was unchanged at […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s jobless rate in July slipped to its lowest level during the pandemic as the economy continued its reopening, but the number of people looking for additional work increased, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a briefing yesterday, national statistician Dennis Mapa said preliminary results of the Labor Force […]
Read MoreThe number of employment of Cambodian workers at 102 companies in the Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (Royal Group PPSEZ) has increased to 40,026 compared to 21,585 in 2019, 26,444 in 2020 and 34,179 in 2021 despite businesses got suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lay off some of their employees, according […]
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