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Thailand and Vietnam join hands to push global rice price up

A spokesman said both Thailand and Vietnam believe that the current global rice price is unfair to farmers, as they are suffering from debt and poverty.

  • Published: August 30, 20225:57 am
  • Author The Nation
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Chicken ceiling price stays at RM9.40 per kg

The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister said the government also decided not to float chicken prices in response to feedback from several quarters.

  • Published: August 29, 202210:22 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Some seniors bear brunt of inflation as children give them less money

A study found that the share of seniors who received cash allowance from their children dropped from 69 per cent in the two-year period from 2018 to 2019 to 64 per cent in the…

  • Published: August 29, 202210:21 am
  • Author Shermaine Ang
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Can Cambodia’s banking sector stay insulated from soaring inflation?

Funding costs for banks and financial institutions in Cambodia are expected to rise in the second half of this year going into 2023.

  • Published: August 29, 202210:20 am
  • Author Sangeetha Amarthalingam
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Over 1.4 million consumers to have free electricity in Himachal Pradesh: Chief minister

The Chief Minister also urged the people of the state to save power as power saved was power generated.

  • Published: August 29, 202210:19 am
  • Author The Statesman
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Consumers cut spending as inflation bites household budgets

In July, inflation rose to 4.94 per cent year-on-year, exceeding the Bank Indonesia forecast that the consumer price index would rise between 4.5 and 4.8 per cent.

  • Published: August 29, 202210:18 am
  • Author May
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China announces benefits to support people facing economic hardship

It is expected that from September to March, people in hardship nationwide will be provided with about 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) of temporary subsidies.

  • Published: August 29, 202210:17 am
  • Author Zhao Yimeng
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Bank of Korea makes 4th consecutive rate hike

The unanimous decision reached by all seven board members comes as the country fights inflation at an almost 24-year high.

  • Published: August 26, 20227:40 am
  • Author Choi Si-young
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Protests in Karachi against inflated electricity bills, power outages

In the last few weeks, demonstrations have been reported across the country against the fuel price adjustment and taxes on the electricity bills.

  • Published: August 26, 20227:39 am
  • Author Imtiaz Ali
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Indonesia weighs $13 billion subsidy hike to keep fuel cheap

While fiscal consolidation remains on track, the move would see the government take another chunk out of the state’s windfall revenue from commodity exports to keep fuel cheap.

  • Published: August 26, 20227:38 am
  • Author Vincent Fabian Thomas

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