Experts stress fresh measures to bolster China’s GDP
Policymakers are expected to take stabilizing the economy as a key priority this year.
Economic Affairs
S’pore economy grows 5.9% in Q4 and 7.2% in 2021: Flash data
Analysts said the quarterly gain shows that economic growth picked up momentum despite the global Omicron variant surge.
Changi Airport sees strong recovery as freight volumes reach pre-Covid-19 levels
Total airfreight throughput from Jan to Nov in 2021 hit 1.76 million tonnes, 96 per cent of the 1.84 million tonnes reached in 2019.
Cambodia bicycle exports nearly $514M
The biggest buyers of Cambodian bicycles were the US, UK, Europe, Canada, ASEAN, Japan, China and South Korea.
Major China-trade bottlenecks sidestepped: Cambodia Logistics Association
A significant portion of exports to the Chinese market from some countries had been severely damaged due to the heavy congestion
Half of Bangladesh’s adult population still unbanked
Referring to a study, an expert said the financial inclusion of women aided household savings and improved financial stability.
China’s industrial profits surge 38% in first 11 months
In November alone, major industrial companies raked in profits of 805.96 billion yuan, up 9 percent year on year.
EU trade safeguards on Cambodia’s rice expire January 18
A Ministry of Commerce spokesman said milled-rice exports to the European market is expected to be back to normalcy in mid-January.
Bangladesh projected to be a $500 billion economy by next fiscal year
The GDP is estimated to be $455 billion at the current price this fiscal year, up from $411 billion.
Moon Jae-in to meet with Samsung, LG chiefs to discuss youth employment
KT, Samsung, LG, SK, Posco and Hyundai Motors have promised to create 179,000 jobs over the next three years.