KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Tuesday evening in their second consecutive day of gains, helped by strong export data and firmer soyoil prices. The benchmark palm oil contract for July delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 1.6 percent at 2,548 ringgit ($589.00) a tonne by the end of the trading day. Volumes stood […]
Read MoreA grouping of Thailand’s top industry bodies on Tuesday raised its 2017 export forecast to 2-3.5% from 1-3% on stronger-than-expected first-quarter and improved global demand. Exports, a key factor for the country’s economic growth, rose 4.9% in the January-March period from a year earlier after it climbed slightly in 2016, the first annual increase in […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said that inflation figure in April 2017 is a good achievement. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) records inflation of 0.09 percent in April. Inflation of the calendar year was at 1.28 percent and year-on-year inflation was 4.17 percent. Last month, the BPS recorded deflation of 0.02 percent. Sri […]
Read MoreMushroom Television Co, a subsidiary of Bangkok Post Plc, has branched out its seminar, roadshow and business matching activities into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) in a bid to strengthen the network for Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company expects to generate 16 million baht from the CLMV expansion, representing 10% of […]
Read MoreHANOI – The proportion of enterprises having to pay informal fees during the customs clearance process has risen to 31% in 2016 from 28% in 2015, according to a survey on 1,000 enterprises conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI). Meanwhile, about 31% of enterprises said they did not know of such […]
Read MoreThe business sector has revised up the growth outlook for Thai exports this year to 2-3.5% amid the global economic recovery that has helped boost demand, says the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB). The revision, up from an earlier forecast of 1-3%, is based on expected GDP growth of 3.5-4%, said […]
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