KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) reported that Malaysia’s terms of trade expanded by 1.0 per cent month-on-month to 112.0 points in May 2022, boosted by rising export prices. Export prices increased 3.9 per cent to 148.6 points from 143.0 points in April 2022, while the import unit value index also went up […]
Read MoreVIETNAM is aiming for economic growth of 7 per cent this year, the country’s planning and investment minister said on Monday, higher than an official target of 6.0 to 6.5 per cent set previously. To achieve this, year-on-year economic growth in the third quarter needs to be 9.0 per cent and in the fourth quarter […]
Read MorePublicInvest Research has maintained its “neutral” rating on the plantation sector and said Malaysian palm oil exporters may be facing stiffer competition in the coming months as Indonesia has proposed to raise palm oil export quotas last Friday due to excessive palm oil inventories in the world’s largest producing country. In a sector update on […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 35.59 to the US dollar on Monday, strengthening from Friday’s close of 35.65. The Thai currency is expected to move between 35.50 and 35.70 against the greenback during the day and between 35.30 and 35.80 during the week, Krungthai market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon said the baht may test its […]
Read MoreThe Department of Economic Planning and Statistics (DEPS) has released for the first time a report on the International Merchandise Trade Index (IMTI) for the year 2021. The IMTI report will subsequently be released for every quarter beginning the first quarter of 2022. The publication of this report follows international practices as recommended by the […]
Read MoreHÀ NỘI — Mounting fuel and coal costs have been added to cement producers’ bills, leaving them no choice but to increase prices. Price adjustments can be observed in almost all producers, with none willing to hold down prices to see profits eroded. Prices have been adjusted from VNĐ50,000 to VNĐ140,000 per tonne across the […]
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