Thailand plans to sell 40 billion baht (UScopy.17 billion) of government savings bonds next month to help finance a budget deficit, a finance ministry official said on Wednesday. The seven and 10-year bonds will be offered from May 10, Jindarat Viriyataveekul, deputy head of the ministry’s public debt management office, told a news briefing. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2557666/big-bond-sale-to-finance-govt-deficit
Read MoreTwo new investment projects worth over $10 million have been approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). The investment projects involve establishing a garment factory and a packaging factory, creating over 2,900 jobs. In a Facebook post, the CDC stated that the Cambodian Investment Board (CIB) has decided to issue investment project […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Philippine agricultural trade will sustain growth for the third straight year this year, as the El Niño phenomenon is seen to trigger higher imports. Latest data from the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) showed the value of the country’s agricultural trade expanded for the second straight year in 2022. It said agricultural trade […]
Read MoreThe purchase and sale of foreign currencies between individuals and legal entities is illegal and is prohibited, with only commercial banks authorised to trade in foreign currencies, the central bank has warned. The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) on Monday issued a notice warning that the bank, in cooperation with the Ministry of Public […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia was ranked the second best-performing Asean country in the World Bank Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2023, behind Singapore. According to The World Bank’s website, the LPI serves as a benchmarking tool to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do […]
Read MoreCambodia exported 176,581 tons of milled rice in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, up 3.5 percent from 170,539 tons in the same period last year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said in a report released on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country made 126 million U.S. dollars in revenue from export of the commodity during […]
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