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Outgoing Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob said public debt restrictions should be eased to allow the government to spend more as monetary policy options dwindle with interest rates already at an all-time low. Given
The government has postponed the plan to construct Indonesia’s new capital city in East Kalimantan as the country switched its priorities to mitigating the coronavirus pandemic, an official has said. National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)
The government aims to revamp the trading regime for gold by the end of 2020 to prevent bouts of currency strength when the precious metal climbs in value. Gold exports represent about 1% of Thailand’s
BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno expects credit growth to pick up by end 2020, as consumer and business confidence is restored with easing lockdown measures over the next few months from
PAS has asked to contest about 10 seats in the Sabah elections, said party secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan. Takiyuddin said talks on seat allocation were ongoing and the details would be announced soon. Takiyuddin, who is