Thailand’s trade negotiation chief vows next year will see the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the wrapping up of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Turkey, and opening FTA talks with the EU and the UK. Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, revealed the negotiation plan for 2020, emphasising six […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s approved investment figures for 2019 may fall slightly behind the government’s target of RM200bil, even as the country seems to benefit from investment diversions caused by the US-China trade war. UOB Global Economics and Market Research expects the country to record a total approved investment of RM195bil for 2019, which marks a decline […]
Read MoreThe two-way trade between Cambodia and Vietnam reached $4.4 billion, an increase of 13.8 percent from January to October, according to local media quoting a Vietnam trade body’s figures. The rise comes close to their joint target with the two governments committed to increasing trade volume by reaching $5 billion by 2020. Vietnam Chamber of […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] The gap between jobs and skills will widen as businesses transform in the digital economy, but Singapore must see this as an opportunity, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo. “The job and the skills mismatch will not go away. In fact, we must expect it,” she said on Thursday. “If we are transforming our economy […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government has trimmed its economic growth target for 2019 to a range of six percent to 6.5 percent, following a periodic review of the inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) yesterday. In a press briefing, DBCC chairman and acting Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado said the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The FBM KLCI is set to enter 2020 with high caution, amid concerns of domestic political uncertainty and poor policy implementation, according to UOB Kay Hian Malaysia Research. This is coupled with an expected slowdown in domestic consumption, in response to inadequate pro-growth policy actions and a protracted US-China trade war. In a strategy […]
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