SINGAPORE’S exports staged a strong comeback in October, surging 20.9 per cent from the same month a year earlier as a strengthening global outlook continued to boost trading activity. The rise in non-oil domestic exports (NODX) blew past economist estimates of a 10 per cent expansion according to a Reuters poll of 11 analysts. It […]
Read MoreThe financial sector rose the most among 15 sectors managed by the government in the first six months of the 2017-18 fiscal year, growing 22 percent as a result of the implementation of new financial services, U Set Aung, deputy minister of the Ministry of Planning and Finance, at Pyidaungsu Hluttaw meeting on Thursday. “If […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The domestic economy expanded at a better-than-expected pace of 6.9 percent in the third quarter, likely the second fastest in Asia during the period, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday. Growth in gross domestic product (GDP) – the total value of goods and services produced during the period – […]
Read MoreThe Cambodian duty-free retail market is projected to expand to $36.28 million by the end of 2022, a noticeable jump from its value of $24.57 million last year, according to a new report titled Cambodia Duty Free Retailing Market 2017-2022 published by Aarkstore Enterprise yesterday. The report predicted that the compound annual growth rate over […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Nov 17: Singapore has suspended trade relations with North Korea, the latest of Pyongyang’s major trade partners to cut commercial ties under toughening UN sanctions over its weapons programme, a customs notice obtained on Thursday (Nov 16) showed. The move comes about two months after the United States imposed North Korea-related sanctions on a number of […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Prime Minister wants at least 10,000 small and medium enterprises to take part in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s Singles Day sale and Malaysia Week online promotion next year. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said local SMEs should tap new opportunities to expand their markets, following the rollout of the Digital Free Trade […]
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