malay02
Read More

Malaysia: High IPI hints to firmer economy in Q4

PETALING JAYA: The higher-than-expected industrial production growth in December 2018 hints at a stronger economic expansion for Malaysia in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to MIDF Research. Led by stronger manufacturing sector performance, the country’s industrial production index (IPI) for December 2018 rose by 3.4%, beating a Bloomberg survey of 2.7%. In November 2018, the IPI increased at a slower pace of […]

Read More
vn08
Read More

Vietnam to see USD2.4B in tra fish exports this year

HANOI (Viet Nam News/ANN) – The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has predicted the export value of tra fish will reach USD2.4 billion this year, up from USD2.3 billion last year. According to economic experts, this number is feasible because the US-China trade is impacting many economies, including Vietnam, but has had a positive […]

Read More
cam05
Read More

SCG expanding services, products in Cambodia

SET-LISTED Siam Cement Group (SCG) plans to expand new service solutions and retail operations in Cambodia to tap opportunities in the country’s growing construction industry and changing consumers’ behaviour, its Cambodia country director, Somwang Manpimonchai, said.  “Our target this year in Cambodia is to maintain existing businesses which produce and sell our products, and to […]

Read More
phil04
Read More

Philippines: FDI inflows drop 3.2% in 11 months

MANILA, Philippines — The amount of foreign direct investments (FDIs) flowing into the Philippines declined by 3.2 percent in the first 11 months of 2018 as investors remained wary of the trade war between the US and China, as well as rising inflation in the domestic front. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday […]

Read More