PETALING JAYA: The mixed trade data for Jan 2023 has signalled a bumpy road ahead for exporters and the Malaysian economy in general. Exports performance disappointed the market, after it grew by only 1.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Jan 2023, well below the 7.4% forecast by a Reuters poll of 10 economists. The exports growth was […]
Read MoreThe Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is gripped with a fresh worry over the influx of inexpensive Chinese goods following China’s reopening, though Beijing’s policy is good for the tourism sector. Thailand will barely compete in the international trade arena because enterpreneurs currently cannot control production costs due to higher energy bills and wages than those in […]
Read MoreFRESH graduates from Singapore’s four autonomous universities had higher full-time employment rates and salaries in 2022, compared to earlier and pre-pandemic cohorts, according to an annual survey released on Monday (Jan 20). The median monthly gross salary for fresh graduates in full-time jobs was S$4,200, up from S$3,800 in 2021, S$3,700 in 2020, and S$3,600 […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry on Friday said the crude palm oil (CPO) reference price has increased which has affected the export duties (BK) and levies (PE) for the February 16-18 period to US$880.03 per metric ton. This number increased by US$0.72 or 0.08 percent on February 1-15 period, which was US$879.31 per metric ton. The […]
Read MoreYANGON (XINHUA) – Myanmar’s seaborne trade surged 19.42 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to about USD22.24 billion in over 10 months of the 2022-23 fiscal year beginning in April last year, official data showed on Saturday. From April 1 last year to February 10 this year, the country’s maritime export rose 10.21 per cent to over […]
Read MoreThai banks’ non-performing loans stood at 2.73% of total lending at the end of December 2022, down from 2.77% at the end of September, helped by debt restructuring, the central bank said on Monday. The banking system remained strong with high levels of capital, loan-loss provisions and liquidity and was able to support the economic recovery […]
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