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  2. Posts tagged: Economic Affairs (Page 184)

Economic Affairs

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  • COMBATING INFLATION
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Bangladesh sugar, palm oil and date prices increase in spite of duty cut

In order to boost supplies and contain prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan, the government reduced value added tax and import duties on edible oil, sugar, dates…

  • Published: February 15, 20241:03 pm
  • Author Mohammad Suman and Sukanta Halder
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Making Asia and the Pacific more dynamic, healthier, wealthier, and better

The economies of many nations in the region have been moving out of the category of “least developed” and graduating into a “middle income” status. However, the positive…

  • Published: February 15, 202412:22 pm
  • Author Qu Dongyu
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Malaysia’s biggest port considers new investors for $11 billion expansion

The company is also looking at a dividend reinvestment plan and borrowing to help fund the expansion of the facility in Klang.

  • Published: February 14, 20242:06 pm
  • Author The Straits Times
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Tourism revenue soars in Cambodia in 2023

Foreign tourism revenue surged to approximately $3.04 billion, an impressive 115% increase from $1.41 billion in 2022.

  • Published: February 14, 20242:05 pm
  • Author Hin Pisei
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Retailers wary about government’s cheap food program

The doubts may be due to previous experience with the government when it issued a price ceiling on cooking oil and promised to compensate traders, none of the businesses have…

  • Published: February 14, 202410:38 am
  • Author Aditya Hadi
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Nepal sees less than expected decline in poverty

Nepal went through political instability, prolonged load-shedding, earthquakes, introduction of the new federal constitution, the first and second federal elections, and the Covid…

  • Published: February 14, 202410:36 am
  • Author Krishana Prasain
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Indonesian rupiah holds firm hours before election

With a BI reference rate of Rp 15,585 on Tuesday, it hit the highest value so far this month just before the election.

  • Published: February 14, 20248:05 am
  • Author Deni Ghifari
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Indonesian consumer confidence inches higher ahead of election

The increase in consumer confidence is backed by improving metrics in people’s expectations of current income and job availability.

  • Published: February 14, 20248:04 am
  • Author The Jakarta Post
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  • ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Marcos contemplating doling out rice instead of cash for government program: Agriculture department executive

The executive explained that the proposal will take out the government program bracket and may spare recipients from the effects of volatile rice market prices since they also buy…

  • Published: February 14, 20248:03 am
  • Author Jean Mangaluz
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  • ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Defaulted loans soar 20.7% in 2023

Defaulted loans now account for 9 percent of all outstanding loans, up from 8.16 percent a year earlier, as per the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank. The slow loan recovery…

  • Published: February 14, 20247:54 am
  • Author Md Mehedi Hasan

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