Germany, Australia help open doors to finance for low-income groups Germany and Australia have provided US$4.5 million (35 billion kip) to develop locally-run systems that enable impoverished people to more easily access finance. — Vientiane […]
Indonesia seen swinging back to trade deficit in April – Reuters poll Indonesia is seen recording its first trade deficit in three months in April, with exports and imports predicted to continue their plunge, a […]
Infra, capital spending dips to P59.7B in March STATE infrastructure and capital spending fell to P59.7 billion in March on account of the limitations of the reenacted budget the government was forced to operate on […]
Laos poised to enter Industry 4.0 era Laos is taking steps to enter the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) by developing the necessary infrastructure and human resources, according to an official from the Ministry of […]
UPDATE 1-Indonesia’s c/a deficit shrinks, BOP on surpluscentral bank Indonesia’s current account deficit narrowed in January-March to the smallest in a year, helping the country to post a balance of payments surplus, but some economists […]
Foreign direct investments up by 20% in February 2019 Foreign direct investments (FDIs) rose by 20% to $746 million in February, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday, May 10. — Rappler Beijing’s […]
US$52 million projects to address high levels of stunting in Lao PDR Two new projects, totalling US$52 million, will jointly address high levels of stunting in northern provinces of Lao PDR. — Devdiscourse Vietnam bolsters […]
Philippine GDP growth slowed to 5.6% in Q1 As lawmakers scrambled for pork and delayed the approval of the P3.7-trillion 2019 national budget, reenacted appropriations at the start of the year slashed 1 percentage point […]
 When a Vietnamese coast guard patrol boat was caught on video last month ramming an Indonesian Navy vessel off the coast of Borneo there were no prizes for guessing that it was not […]
Vientiane gets to grips with plastic pollution The Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union has joined forces with the environmental preservation group Green Vientiane to reduce the use of plastic and find solutions to the scourge […]
PH trade deficit widens to $9.8B in Q1 as Chinese imports surged Merchandise exports dropped for the fourth straight month in March while imports sustained growth for three consecutive months partly due to a surge […]
Laos, U.S. Partner For Sustainable Health Security Dr. Robert Pope, Director, Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), met in Vientiane on May 2-3 with counterparts in the Lao government and military, as […]