ASEAN News

November 26, 2018

Cambodia: Port of Sihanoukville poised for double digit growth

In the bay of Kompong Som of the Cambodian coast facing the Gulf of Thailand, sits state-owned Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), biding its time for year-on-year top and bottom line container throughput growth, and diversification plans to stave off external headwinds. The port, which handles 70 percent of Cambodia’s import and export market via three […]

November 26, 2018

Vietnam: Poor linkage between domestic and foreign firms remains a headache of policy makers

The Hanoitimes – Productivity and technology spillover effects from FDI enterprises to locals have remained far from the desired, according to VnExpress. Thirty years since Vietnam opened up its economy to foreign investment, the lack of linkage between domestic and foreign enterprises remains a major issue as the country continue to attract FDI for economic development, […]

November 26, 2018

Singapore SMEs get a leg-up going digital with wholesale trade industry digital plan

MORE than 33,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore can stand to gain from the new wholesale trade industry digital plan (IDP) launched on Monday by Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon during his visit to SATS BRF Food. The IDP is a guide to help wholesale trade SMEs […]

November 26, 2018

Philippines: Rate hikes to dampen growth until next year — S&P

MANILA, Philippines — The monetary tightening cycle of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to check rising inflation may take its toll on the country’s economic growth until next year, according to S&P Global Ratings. In a report, S&P said the BSP decision to raise interest rates by 175 basis points in five consecutive rate-setting […]

November 26, 2018

KBank eyes business expansion in Laos

As part of the key strategy to expand businesses within AEC+3, KBank is now ready to tap into Lao PDR through numerous services and local partnership arrangements, the company said in a press release issued on Friday. For 2019, targets have been set to bolster loans to Bt3 billion, deposits to Bt2 billion and trade […]

November 26, 2018

Indonesia: RI, EFTA countries to sign trade deals

Indonesia has wrapped up negotiations for a free trade and investment pact with members of the four-nation European Free Trade Association, and a final agreement is due to be signed in December, Indonesia’s trade minister said. Negotiations on the Comprehensive Indonesia-European Free Trade Association Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IE-CEPA) between Indonesia and EFTA members — […]

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