S’pore hotel rates and other indicators fall in April
Singapore hotels’ average room rate (ARR) dropped month-on-month in April, in line with the fall in tourism arrivals, Singapore Tourism…
Category: Economy
Positive May PMI augurs well for growth
Economists are broadly upbeat about the manufacturing sector with the country’s S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) touching 50.2 points…
Wetland makes inroads into sustainable development
Dong Thap Muoi is a wetland in the Mekong Delta that covers an area of about 690,000ha. Nearly 50 years…
Chances of a trade war increase on two fronts
China’s export boom goes far beyond the high-tech industries that are in Western crosshairs, leaving Beijing at risk of a…
Over US$23bil potential projects identified under Indo-Pacific framework – Tengku Zafrul
KUALA LUMPUR: The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) partners, which include Malaysia, said at the inaugural Clean Economy Investor Forum…
Philippine CPI rises for fourth straight month
Philippine annual inflation quickened for a fourth straight month in May due largely to the faster pace of increases in…
Seoul to extend tax cuts for fruit imports
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government will extend tariff reduction on fruit imports and introduce the lower-tariff scheme for…
Panel approves tariff cut for rice and commodities
A Philippine inter-agency panel led by the president has approved lower tariffs on rice and extended existing tariff cuts on…
Thai SMEs facing problems accessing credit
Thailand needs to urgently resolve problems of credit access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are key for the…