Indonesia may miss oil-lifting target in 2022: SKK Migas
Indonesia’s oil-and-gas industry continues to face challenges as investment and ready-to-sell oil-and-gas production, or lifting, in this year’s first quarter was well under…
Economy
Facing a darkening economic outlook: How the G-20 can respond
To avoid potential crises and boost growth and productivity, more coordinated international action is urgently needed.
Why is there a gas crisis in a country that is gas-rich?
The current gas crisis in the country was not inevitable, but is the result of not doing enough to find and lift the gas from below the ground.
Life will be better? Surveys show optimism growing in Philippines
According to the latest poll results released on July 10, 46 per cent of adult Filipinos expressed belief that the economy will improve in the next 12 months.
Global economic outlook has ‘darkened significantly’: IMF
The warning comes just months after the IMF already cut its global growth forecast for 2022 and 2023.
Nepal’s tea sector suffering from shortage of chemical fertiliser
Tea producers have blamed the government for neglecting the sector despite having potential and demand in both domestic and international markets.
China unveils measures to bolster employment, spending
While creating more jobs in market-oriented ways, the country needs to boost employment by supporting business start-ups with fiscal and fee-cutting assistance.
Hong Kong rules out tax hikes amid heavy spending
In the medium term, the government will introduce a progressive rating system for domestic properties in 2024-25 to reflect the "affordable users pay" principle.
Ethical stain on Korea’s Asian labour
The problem is that most foreign farm workers are overworked and underpaid with little recourse against their bosses.
International conflicts, Covid-19 fuel rise in informal employment: Panel
Although the worst of the threats from Covid-19 have passed, knock-on economic consequences of international rows have driven a “significant and worrisome” number of…