Thailand’s exports are expected to rise 8% this year, the top end of a previous forecasts range of 6% to 8%, helped by increased demand for food amid global food insecurity, the national shippers’ group said on Tuesday. Exports, which rose 11% in January-August from a year earlier, should continue its momentum, Chaichan Chareonsuk, chairman of […]
Read MoreBUSINESS trusts in Singapore will need to provide more information about their beneficial owners, and unitholders will find it easier to vote to remove trustee-managers. These are some of the changes following an amendment bill passed in Parliament on Monday (Oct 3). “The amendments will enhance the transparency and governance of registered business trusts in […]
Read MoreTHE Philippine central bank said on Tuesday (Oct 4) it was taking steps to manage any disruption in the financial market, and urged participants not to take advantage of a peso currency hovering at record lows against the US dollar. The peso closed at a record 59 to the greenback on Monday, taking its year-to-date […]
Read MoreJAKARTA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, may extend an export levy waiver on the edible oil to the end of this year, its chief economic minister said on Tuesday. Indonesia started waiving levies imposed on exports of palm oil products from mid-July to help reduce its stock glut following a […]
Read MoreIn his message marking World Habitat Day on Monday, the UN chief said more “urgent action and greater investment” is the key to help alleviate the current “cascade of challenges”. Secretary-General António Guterres declared that “from climate chaos and conflicts to Covid-19”, the most vulnerable were being hit the hardest. Amplifying this year’s theme, Mind […]
Read MoreReal estate sector attracted 3.5 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) the first nine months of this year, accounting for mearly 19% of total FDI that the country lured in the period, coming second among sectors in terms of FDI attraction. According to Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), […]
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