KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economy is likely to grow in February to April 2019, based on the performance of economic indicators. In the Malaysian Economic Indicators: Leading, Coincident & Lagging Indexes for October 2018 report, chief statistican Datuk Sri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the change of Leading Index (LI) augmented in October 2018 registered a growth of […]
Read MoreTHAILAND’S ageing population will become a serious problem for the Kingdom if its people do not start making long-term investments to prepare for their retirement, warns Rapee Sucharitakul, secretary-general of the Securities and Exchange Commission |(SEC). The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has a market cap of up to 115 per cent of the nation’s […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Emerging Asian countries are expected to register weaker growth next year as a slowdown in global demand is expected to hurt regional exports and prevailing high interest rates weigh on growth prospects, said London-based Capital Economics. In a research note, the think tank said growth in the region – which excludes China and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Investment is expected to post a sluggish growth next year as the Philippine government is forced to operate on a re-enacted budget in early 2019 after lawmakers failed to pass a new outlay, the World Bank said Friday. “Investment growth, however, maybe be tempered in the first half of 2019 due to the possible re-enactment […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – It is expected that the revenue collection in 2019 would face more challenges, especially when new free trade agreements come into force in early 2019. Vietnam’s custom revenue as of December 18 reached over VND300 trillion (US$12.86 billion) for the first time, up VND17 trillion (US$728.87 million) year-on-year and exceeded the target for […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The Singdollar rose against the ringgit on Thursday (Dec 20), a trend that has continued since April, when the Malaysia ringgit was strongest against the Singdollar this year. Then, one Singdollar could buy RM2.936. A check on Thursday showed that one Singdollar could buy RM3.0525. Reasons for the ringgit’s decline include political uncertainty and falling […]
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