Monetary

Retail Asia01/03/2019

Vietnam received $2.58 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in January-February, up 9.8 percent from the same period a year earlier. FDI pledges, which indicate the size of future FDI disbursements, were more than 2.5 times higher than the same period last year, climbing to $8.47 billion, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said in […]

Retail Asia21/02/2019

Malaysia’s economy is likely to grow at a slow rate in April to June 2019 in view of the decline in the Leading Index (LI) in December 2018, according to the Statistics Department. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the monthly change of LI decreased 1.4% to 117.3 points in December 2018 […]

Retail Asia04/02/2019

Vietnam’s recent economic achievements notwithstanding, much effort is needed for it to close the gap with other countries, a minister has said. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a conference Wednesday that while Vietnam’s GDP per capita had surged by 27.4 times in the last 30 years to almost $2,590 last […]

Retail Asia25/01/2019

Oil prices declined on Thursday amid lingering concerns over slowing global economic growth that may limit fuel demand and after a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories. International Brent crude oil futures were at $60.89 a barrel at 0352 GMT, down 25 cents, or 0.4 percent, from their last settlement, having closed down 0.6 percent […]

Retail Asia21/11/2016

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Friday that it had granted stored value facilities (SVF) licences to eight more issuers including Paypal Hong Kong Limited, bringing the total to 13. “We are pleased to see companies with diverse backgrounds offering a variety of SVF products which will enhance retail payment convenience in Hong […]

Tag: Monetary

Vietnam Jan-Feb FDI inflows up 9.8 pct to $2.58 bln

Malaysia’s economy likely to slow in April to June 2019

Vietnam per capita income matches Malaysia’s 20 years ago

Oil prices fall on worries fuel demand to stall amid slowing global growth

HKMA grants stored value licences to eight more issuers including PayPal