Laos reported a trade deficit of USD 166 million in August as it imported substantially more goods than it exported from the country. There has been an increase in the trade deficit by USD 52 since July. According to the latest information from the Lao Trade Portal website, the overall value of Laos trade was USD […]
Read MoreTHE total population of Singapore grew by 3.4 per cent over the past year to reach 5.64 million in June, with the easing of pandemic safety measures and travel curbs, the government’s annual Population in Brief report revealed on Tuesday (Sep 27). The growth reversed two consecutive years of population decline, but the figure remained slightly […]
Read MoreDuring the fourth quarter of every year most of the export companies in Vietnam find the need to step up pace in order to meet the increased demand in orders from major import markets such as the US and the European Union. However, in the last months of this year, many export companies are finding […]
Read MoreOutbound Thai travel is expected to stay subdued as a result of the weak baht, poor purchasing power and cryptocurrency losses, despite the reopening of Japan and Taiwan. Charoen Wangananont, president of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA), said enquiries into holidays to Japan soared after last week’s announcement that the country would reopen without visa […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 — The World Bank has revised upward its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for Malaysia to 6.4 per cent in 2022 against 5.5 per cent projected earlier on the back of heightened economic activity in the first half of the year (1H22). Apurva Sanghi, the bank’s lead economist for Malaysia, […]
Read MoreTrade between Vietnam and Cambodia reached a record $7.7 billion in the first eight months of the year. Vietnam’s exports rose by 32% year-on-year to $4.1 billion, as the country turned last year’s deficit into a surplus, according to its customs department. The biggest item was iron and steel, accounting for 17% of the total, […]
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