June exports were down 23.17% year on year, the lowest since July 2009, but the Commerce Ministry expects the situation to improve later this year. Pimchanok Vonkorporn, director-general of trade policy and strategy, said on Friday that June exports were worth US$16.4 billion and imports came in at $14.8 billion, down 18.1%. In the first […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, July 24 — Singapore’s manufacturing output decreased 6.7 per cent in June 2020 on a year-on-year basis, according to the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). However, the board said excluding biomedical manufacturing, output grew 2.1 per cent. As for performance by clusters, the EDB said electronics output grew 17.3 per cent in June 2020 […]
Read MoreThe majority of business players, from large companies to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), are of the view that Indonesia’s economy is in a bad shape, a new survey shows. Negative sentiment is most pronounced among big businesses, with 73.5 percent of them saying the economy is in a poor condition, according to the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In the first half of this year, rice export value jumped 18.6% year-on-year to US$1.71 billion. Thanks to improved quality and higher demand, Vietnam’s rice export prices are set to be higher than the same period of last year. In terms of quantity, it is likely that there will be a year-on-year growth […]
Read MoreLeading Committee for Farmers’ Rights Protection and Promotion on July 23 has set a price floor for 100 tins (1tin = 46 lbs.) of unhusked rice at K520,000. The rice must be free from dust, sand, and small stones and moisture content must not be over 14 percent. The renewed price floor is for 2020 […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand affirms that it has not manipulated the baht through foreign exchange intervention to gain a trade advantage. Thailand’s central bank continues to inform and talk with the US Treasury Department about global capital movement and Thailand’s current account surplus, said Chantavarn Sucharitakul, assistant governor for the communications and corporate relations group. […]
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