[BANGKOK] Thailand’s exports rose by a more than expected 16.2 per cent in February from a year earlier, the commerce minister said on Thursday. That compares with a forecast for a rise of 10.2 pet cent in February in a Reuters poll and after January’s 8 per cent increase. Imports increased 16.8 per cent year-on-year […]
Read MoreIN ITS bid to reopen further, Singapore will allow fully vaccinated travellers and non-vaccinated children to enter quarantine-free and without the need to use Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTLs) or apply for related passes, beginning Apr 1. They will still need to take a pre-departure test within 2 days of leaving for Singapore, but will not […]
Read MoreTHE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has published a list of recommended countermeasures to cyber fraud and attacks on retail electronic payments and financial services or EPFS. BSP Deputy Governor Chuchi Fonacier said in a memorandum she signed last March 22 that as financial transactions progressively transition to electronic or digital channels, attacks on retail […]
Read MoreThe Commission for Examination of Halal Products (CEHP) held its first meeting on Tuesday to set an action plan for implementing and promoting halal products in Cambodia. Pan Sorasak, Minister of Commerce, and Chairman of the Commission for Examination of Halal Products (CEHP) said that halal is an important topic for the government. “Halal products […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 33.66 to the US dollar on Thursday, weakening from Wednesday’s close of 33.60. Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool expects the Thai currency to move between 33.55 and 33.75 during the day. Poon said the baht was likely to swing in a wide range and could test the resistance level of […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam was ranked 12th in the Refinitiv Islamic Finance Development Report 2021: Advancing Economies, in terms of overall development in the Islamic finance industry out of 135 countries being assessed. The report revealed that based on 2020 data, Brunei Darussalam achieved 34 points in the Islamic Finance Indicator (IFDI), while the global average indicator […]
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