Lao morning news for April 5
Lao govt to strive for imports, exports to value US$11.29 billion in 2019 The government will strive to achieve imports and exports of more than US$11 billion this fiscal year, including exports of US$5.516 billion […]
Philippines morning news for April 5
Philippines revises up Q4 GDP growth to 6.3 pct y/y The Philippine economy grew 6.3 percent in 2018’s fourth quarter from a year earlier, rather than the previously-announced 6.1 percent, the statistics agency said on […]
Lao morning news for April 4
Lao PDR’s Economic Growth To Remain Stable In 2019, 2020, ADB Outlook In 2019 and 2020, the Economic growth in the Lao PDR is expected to remain stable at 6.5% supported by the expanding agriculture, […]
Philippines morning news for April 4
ADB reduces PH economic growth forecast to P6.4% The Asian Development Bank said Wednesday it reduced the 2019 growth forecast for the Philippines to 6.4 percent from the previous estimate of 6.7 percent following the […]
Lao morning news for April 3
Poverty persisting in Laos despite economic growth THE economic growth rate of Laos is high compared to neighbouring countries and some regional peers, however, this has not seen poverty reduction in the country. — The […]
Philippines morning news for April 3
Rody starts budget scrutiny amid House-Senate row President Rodrigo Duterte is still “doing his homework” and scrutinizing the 2019 national budget, the Palace said on Monday, expressing optimism that he will sign the P3.757-trillion spending […]
Lao morning news for April 2
US$4 million in Korean tech for preventing infectious disease outbreaks The government of the Republic of Korea has forecast a budget of around US$4 million in additional assistance to Laos from 2019-2023 to improve information […]
Philippines morning news for April 2
Philippines Alarmed by Roughly 200 Chinese Ships Near Disputed Island More than 200 Chinese ships have been spotted near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island in the South China Sea since the start of the year, triggering […]
Measles cuts a deadly path through Asean
Once declared as eradicated from some countries and ‘under control’ in many others, measles is once gain cutting a deadly swathe through the world. Declared an epidemic in the Philippines where it has killed at […]
Lao morning news for April 1
Nation’s measles, rubella vaccine doses near 2 million mark Lao authorities estimate that about 2 million doses of a vaccine against measles and rubella will be administered to people in target areas of the country […]
Philippines morning news for April 1
Government borrowing rises 4.15% in February GOVERNMENT borrowing grew slightly in February driven by the issue of bonds and bills, the Bureau of the Treasury said. — BusinessWorld Online 14 farmers killed in Philippine police […]
Lao morning news for March 29
Bank of Lao PDR set to promote financial literacy nationwide THE Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) and its development partners are keen to equip more people in the country with knowledge about financial literacy […]