KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) may raise its overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 3.25 per cent on Thursday, in a move to anchor inflation expectations, said Bloomberg economist, Tamara Mast Henderson. In a statement, she said Bloomberg Economics’ view was in line with the median forecast in a […]
Read MoreTOKYO, Jan 24: Top negotiators from the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership member economies have agreed to sign a free trade deal dubbed TPP 11 without the United States in the Chilean capital of Santiago on March 8, Japan’s Jiji Press reported. The agreement to hold the signing ceremony came during their two-day talks that ended in Tokyo […]
Read MoreFood-and-beverages firm Malee Group is investing Bt330 million in its first foreign acquisition, Long Quan Safe Food Joint Stock Company (LQSF), a major beverage producer in Vietnam. The acquisition will increase Malee’s production base for emerging markets in Southeast Asia, helping to drive the proportion of the company’s foreign revenue, currently at 40 per cent, […]
Read MoreBRUNEI Darussalam has seen some notable developments recently in the tourism sector. According to a recent study conducted on the global MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and events), business and luxury travel industry, Brunei is fast emerging as a major tourism and hospitality destination that could soon overtake several developed markets. The survey, carried out by […]
Read MoreWith the country’s economy expanding at break-neck velocity, the time has come for Cambodia’s private sectors and regulators to get serious about corporate governance to help sustain that impressive economic growth, government officials and economic experts agreed yesterday. Speaking at a seminar hosted in NagaWorld Hotel dubbed “Driving Corporate Governance Practices in Cambodia”, Sou Socheat, […]
Read MoreINFLATION remained mild in 2017 despite stronger economic growth with consumer prices finishing off the year by edging up less than expected in December. For the whole of last year, consumer prices rose 0.6 per cent, reversing two consecutive years of negative inflation, while core inflation – which strips out accommodation and private road transport […]
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