In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, the retail sales index (RSI) performance in Brunei Darussalam showed a year-on-year decrease of 8.6 per cent with an estimated retail sales value of BND417.1 million. The Food and Beverages Services Index (F&BSI) has also decreased by 22.9 per cent compared to the Q4 of 2020 with an […]
Read MorePTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is preparing to explore a new offshore oil block in Malaysia under its “Coming Home Strategy” to focus more on new investments in Southeast Asia. Malaysian national oil and gas conglomerate Petronas awarded the exploration rights at Block SB412, located off the northwestern coast of Sabah, to PTTEP through […]
Read MoreTHE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) risks losing control of inflation if it continues to delay the tightening of its monetary policy, an analyst warned. Nicholas Antonio Mapa, ING Bank Manila senior economist, said in a commentary released on Wednesday that despite rate hikes by the world’s most important central banks — with promises of […]
Read MoreWITH the introduction of the Vaccinated Travel Framework, fully-vaccinated Singaporeans, permanent residents and long-term pass holders will no longer need to cover their own Covid-related medical bills after travelling. Currently, if such travellers develop symptoms or test positive for Covid-19 within 14 days of returning to Singapore, they must foot their own bills in hospitals […]
Read MoreResidents in Laos have begun to voice concerns about the impact of rapidly rising inflation on the cost of living. Inflation in Laos is set to move beyond a six-year high, jumping from 6.25 percent in January to 7.3 percent in February, according to the Lao Statistics Bureau. The rising cost of fuel and other […]
Read More‘The Cambodian economy will experience a larger positive impact on the domestic economy with deeper trade and investment facilitation and domestic reforms. The results highlight the importance of the RCEP for the pandemic and post-pandemic recovery and structural transformation of the Cambodian economy’ Following the confirmation of Cambodia’s eligibility to depart from the least developed […]
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