macroeconomy

Retail Asia31/01/2019

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as concerns about supply disruptions following U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry outweighed downward pressure from a darkening outlook for the global economy. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $53.54 per barrel at 0455 GMT, up 23 cents, or 0.4 percent, above their last settlement. International Brent […]

Retail Asia26/12/2018

China should increase imports of Vietnamese goods and make more hi-tech investments, government officials and business representatives say. Le Hoai Trung, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, proposed at the Vietnam-China Economic Promotion Forum Thursday that China creates more favorable conditions for more Vietnamese goods to enter the country through border gates. “We hope that […]

Retail Asia24/12/2018

Vietnam may grow more than 7 percent in 2018, the highest in 10 years, and is likely to maintain the rate next year, experts say. Nguyen Xuan Thanh, director of development, and public policy lecturer at the Fulbright University of Vietnam, said the country’s economy is expected to grow at over 7 percent this year, […]

Retail Asia06/11/2018

Malaysia’s exports rebounded by 6.7% in September 2018 to RM83 billion year-on-year (y-o-y) after a slight decrease in the previous month, according to Statistics Department. Total trade which was valued at RM150.8 billion increased RM3.3 billion or 2.3% in September 2018, chief statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said in a statement. Mohd […]

Retail Asia05/11/2018

If President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo wants to see Indonesia join the top 40 countries in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking under his watch, he should make sure he wins re-election next year. Indonesia slipped one place to 73rd, behind Greece, the Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, in the 2019 Ease of Doing Business report, […]

Tag: macroeconomy

Oil rises as traders expect Venezuelan supply disruptions amid U.S. sanctions

Vietnam wants China to import more, invest more

Vietnam to top 7 pct growth in 2018 and 2019

Malaysia’s exports rebound in September

Indonesia Falls in 2019 Ease of Doing Business Ranking