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February 4, 2020

Higher chance Singapore will ease monetary policy as Asia faces rate-cut pressure from coronavirus

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Central banks in Asia face increasing calls to cut interest rates as they jump into action against a spiraling coronavirus crisis that’s hammering tourism, travel and confidence across the region. The People’s Bank of China trimmed some interest rates on Monday (Feb 3) and injected massive liquidity into the financial system to shore up slumping markets. Indonesia’s […]

February 4, 2020

Foreigners avoid Thai stocks with fewer tourists squeezing baht

Tourists aren’t the only ones staying away from Thailand since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan. Overseas investors are also pulling out. International funds withdrew US$562 million from Thai equities last month, the biggest sell-off in the first month of any year since 2011, according to a data compiled by Bloomberg. More withdrawals […]

February 4, 2020

Cambodia: Pilot project to boost e-commerce for Kingdom’s SMEs

The Ministry of Commerce has launched Go4eCam, a pilot project that aims to realise the benefit of e-commerce for the nation’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a sector that is currently playing an important role in the country’s economic growth. The project costs approximately $2.5 million for three months and is slated to begin implementation […]

February 4, 2020

Indonesia set to ban live animal imports from China as coronavirus fears grow

Indonesia is set to temporarily stop live animals imports from China and is mulling the possibility of banning imports of other products, including food and beverages, as fears grow that the coronavirus could spread into the country through imports. Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto told reporters on Monday that the measure would be put in place […]

February 4, 2020

Philippines: Factory conditions improve in January

MANILA, Philippines — Manufacturing conditions strengthened for the second consecutive month in January as firms received more new orders and ramped up production to cope with demand, according to the latest IHS Markit Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The headline PMI rose to 52.1 in January from 51.7 in December, signalling a moderate improvement […]

February 4, 2020

Malaysia records funds outflow of RM409.14M amid coronavirus outbreak

KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – Foreign investors were net sellers in the local equity market last week, recording a total net outflow of RM409.14 million from January 28-30 against a net inflow of RM23.48 million from January 20-23. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd Chief Economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said this came after news about the […]

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Higher chance Singapore will ease monetary policy as Asia faces rate-cut pressure from coronavirus

Higher chance Singapore will ease monetary policy as Asia faces rate-cut pressure from coronavirus

Foreigners avoid Thai stocks with fewer tourists squeezing baht

Cambodia: Pilot project to boost e-commerce for Kingdom’s SMEs

Indonesia set to ban live animal imports from China as coronavirus fears grow

Philippines: Factory conditions improve in January

Malaysia records funds outflow of RM409.14M amid coronavirus outbreak

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Malaysia’s construction sector expands 8.1% in 2Q 2023 – DoSM

Philippines: Government hikes budget for debt payment

Thailand: Behind the power tariff decision

Cambodia’s agricultural product exports at $2.6 billion

More Filipinos went jobless, sought more working hours in June

Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar – 2016 Foreign Investment Outlook

Vietnam: Elusive trade target with Vietnam renewed

Central Group wins bid for Big C Vietnam

Economy Retailers must find competitive edge: experts

Up to 72 percent of enterprises support TPP

Contact Us