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Philippines: Marcos admin’s inflation body looks to imports, Kadiwa, subsidies measures to ease price woes

MANILA, Philippines — The first meeting of the Marcos administration’s advisory body on inflation floated familiar proposals to combat brutally-high inflation, but analyst thinks the state could do more to curb price growth.  The array of measures, targeted towards the short- and medium-term, included resorting to importation to curb supply gaps, bolstering hog repopulation programs, […]

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Thailand: Hotels seek cut in power charges

Hotel operators are calling for a reduction of the fuel tariff and peak hour rate to help keep operating costs down amid sluggish tourism spending. Though the government is set to introduce a single electricity rate of 4.77 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) from May, which is a cheaper rate for businesses, hotels cannot immediately pass on the […]

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