CYBERJAYA: Malaysia’s economy can grow 5% or more this year, based on the country’s first-half performance, said Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah. “The country’s economy is performing well, and I personally think we can achieve 5% or more in GDP growth, backed by the strengthening economic environment, the increase in exports […]
Read MoreCambodia and Myanmar are discussing a plan to attract tourists to ancient temples in both nations. The plan will encourage people to visit Cambodia’s Siem Reap province and Myanmar’s Bagan province, where each country’s most famous temples are. The campaign will be branded “two countries one destination”. In Thoeun, deputy director-general at the Tourism Ministry, […]
Read MoreNATIONAL government debt rose 7.8 percent year-on-year to P6.34 trillion in May, but fell from April after the government redeemed some of its securities and a stronger peso cut the value of the try’s dollar bonds, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said on Monday. The Treasury did not offer any explanation for the year-on-year […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Nurhaida, the Financial Services Authority’s director for market supervision, asks 7-Eleven’s holding company Modern Internasional’s (IDX: MDRN) to provide transparent public disclosure following the closing of all 7-Eleven stores in June. Nurhaida said the 7-Eleven’s closing has become a public discourse. “Because their parent company is an open company, then in accordance to provisions, there must […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The rallying manufacturing sector became the strongest driver of economic growth in the first half of this year but the outlook for the next six months looks less certain. Manufacturing, which makes up a fifth of the economy, expanded for the 10th straight month in May on the back of a global export […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government will issue a presidential regulation (Perpres) on retailers and minimarket businesses in Indonesia. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution said the rule will be followed by a Trade Ministers Regulation. Darmin said in Jakarta on Monday that his ministry has finished discussing the bill. He asserted that the regulation is not aimed at […]
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