MANILA, Philippines — Caught off-guard, the Duterte government lost its chance to ramp up infrastructure spending before the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak hit, with capital outlays down as of February. In a spending report released Tuesday, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said capital outlays inched down 1.8% year-on-year to P60.1 billion in February. […]
Read MoreLAYOFFS and unemployment are expected to rise in Singapore this year, in spite of a massive fiscal shot in the arm, the central bank said in a report on Tuesday, as it gauged the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic that is expected to cause a global recession. The government has unveiled policies such as the […]
Read MoreLao Prime Minister Thongoun Sisoulith has advised the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism to use its time wisely in refurbishing and upgrading tourism sites in preparation for the country’s reopening after the Covid-19 pandemic. The PM made the recommendation as he chaired the government ordinary meeting session held by video conference on 23 April. […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed the prime minister end the directive on rice export quota management that had earlier been issued to allow for normal rice exports from May 1. The ministry asked the prime minister for approval to continue following regulations in the Government’s Decree 107 on the rice export business, according […]
Read MoreFaced with canceled orders from importers in Europe and North America, some Vietnamese companies in this industry have switched to producing antibacterial fabric face masks. However, the path on which made-in-Vietnam fabric face masks are sent to overseas markets remains thorny. Viet Thang Jean, or Vitajean, has just sent its first batches of fabric face […]
Read MoreLogistics companies have experienced more than a 50 percent decline in overall business performance since the COVID-19 outbreak hit Indonesia in early March, the Indonesian Logistics Association (ALI) reported. The association’s chairman, Zaldy Ilham Masita, said logistics volume has been down 60 to 70 percent across the board since early March due to emergency measures taken […]
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