Singapore unlikely to draw large data centre investments
Singapore is unlikely to attract large-scale investments in data centre capacity from foreign investors, despite its recent plans to increase…
Category: Economy
China’s robust services activity drives up employment, Caixin PMI shows
BEIJING: China's services activity in May accelerated at the quickest pace in 10 months while staffing levels expanded for the first…
Mexico peso falls as ruling party’s landslide win spooks investors
Mexican assets tumbled after preliminary election results showed the ruling party winning in a landslide that may empower it to…
Rice exporters divided on minimum export price
There should be a minimum export price for Vietnamese rice to prevent companies from engaging in price wars, undercutting each…
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…
Malaysia, UAE to conclude Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement this year
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today reaffirmed their commitment to sign the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement…
Malaysia’s manufacturing PMI rises to 50.2 in May 2024 – S&P Global
KUALA LUMPUR: The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 50.2 in May 2024 from 49.0 in…
Malaysia needs to prioritise investments in silver economy to enable healthy ageing – PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs to prioritise investments in the silver economy to build the infrastructure and spark innovation in technology fields…