KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s consumer price index rose 1.4% in July from a year earlier, a bit slower than the previous month, government data showed.Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast for the index to climb 1.5% year-on-year in July, matching the pace in June. June’s annual inflation rate was the fastest in more than a year, […]
Read MoreRENTS of condominiums in Singapore inched up in July after two straight months of decline, while those of HDB flats held largely steady from June, according to monthly flash data from real estate portal SRX Property released on Thursday. The number of units leased also saw a month-on-month increase for both condos and HDBs. For […]
Read MoreThe construction industry is hoping for lower taxes for the industry, which had been lobbied for last year but was not approved when the Union Tax Bill 2019 was submitted to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on August 7. Section 25 of the bill includes the tax reduction asked for by the industry. Construction executives pointed out that […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – VECOM predicted with the growth rate of 2019 and 2020 remaining at 30%, by 2020 the market size would reach US$13 billion. Vietnam’s e-commerce market size currently ranks second in Southeast Asia with 40 million online shoppers, only behind Indonesia, according to Lai Viet Anh, deputy head of Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy […]
Read MoreThe sluggish economy and lack of consumer confidence continues to cause subdued media spending, with year-to-date ad expenses dropping 2% from the same period a year earlier, says researcher Media Intelligence Co (MI). “The local media industry will continue to decline because of the economic slowdown, while consumers are not willing to spend,” said Pawat […]
Read MoreCambodia’s footwear sector will provide more opportunities for investment and production than the garment sector due to significant growth over the last five years, said an International Labour Organisation (ILO) research bulletin on Cambodia’s garment, textile, and footwear (GTF) industry. The bulletin said the footwear sector has grown more rapidly than the garment sector in […]
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