Myanmar’s GDP growth is forecast to hit 7.2 percent during the first six months of 2018 under the National Planning Law, which was signed and approved by President U Htin Kyaw on March 8 and announced Monday. That is up from GDP growth of 6.2pc in the first six months of 2017. As such, achieving […]
Read MoreThe Cambodian economic minister told the United Nations’ human rights envoy earlier this week that the kingdom now enjoys greater levels of financial freedom as a result of the expansion of its gross domestic product (GDP) and enhanced revenue collection. During a meeting in the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Tuesday, Minister Aun Pornmoniroth […]
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT will build more roads and rail lines linking neighbouring countries with Thailand in the Mekong sub-region in order to ease traffic congestions at major border points, said Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit. Delivering his keynote speech at the seminar on “ The GMS 25th Anniversary : Achievement, Lessons Learned, and the Way Forward” hosted […]
Read MoreInvestments in the country’s manufacturing sector surged by 244 percent to $1.15 billion last year from $334 million in 2016, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Wednesday. “The figures account for 35 percent of the $ 3.3-billion equity capital placements in 2017,” Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said in a statement. The Bangko […]
Read MoreThe biggest Indonesian platform to buy and sell digital currency may soon have more members than the nation’s century-old stock exchange. Indonesia Digital Asset Exchange, formerly known as Bitcoin.co.id, will have 1.5 million members buying and selling digital currencies such as bitcoin, ethereum and ripple by the end of the year, according to chief executive […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The e-commerce sector has recorded significant growth in 2016 and contributed RM74.6bil, or 6.1% to the gross domestic product (GDP) from RM68.3bil, or 5.9% in 2015. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, said the government had set up a National E-Commerce Strategic Plan 2016-2020 to ensure the sector […]
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