MANILA, Philippines — Government bond yields in the Philippines increased in the third quarter even as rising inflation concerns and the US Federal Reserve’s looming taper diminished financial conditions. This was the case for the bond market in emerging East Asian economies as well, which grew to 3.4% in the third quarter to $21.7 trillion. In […]
Read MoreThe ongoing pandemic is still driving demand for computers to support people working and studying from home while the recent weakening of the baht and supply shortage have pushed up the average price of computers by at least 10%, according to IT vendors. They shared their views on the first day of IT fair Commart […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S factory sector returned to growth in October, after a worse-than-expected decline in the month before, with help from a rebound in the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster. Industrial production rose 16.9 per cent year on year, against the decrease of 2.2 per cent in September, and higher than the median estimate of 14.5 per cent […]
Read MoreThe Vietnam Maritime Corporation has launched a container shipping route to Malaysia and India. The route from Vietnam’s Hai Phong Port to Malaysia’s Port Klang, India’s Calcutta, Port Klang, and SP-ITC International Container Terminal in HCMC takes 10 days less than foreign shippers’ itineraries, VIMC said. It is the first time Vietnamese container ships are […]
Read MoreFollowing Cambodia’s announcement of quarantine-free entry for vaccinated foreign travellers, AirAsia recently announced the resumption of its international flight service from Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, starting Dec 22 with three flights weekly on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. All-in fares for BIG members start at 1,690 baht per trip, available for booking from […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is on its way to becoming the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia next year as it continues to gradually recover from the pandemic-induced recession, Malaysian financial giant Maybank said. Chua Hak Bin, regional co-head of macro research at Maybank, Kim Eng said during the bank’s virtual Year-end Market Forum […]
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