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World Bank: East Asia-Pacific growth still resilient but at growing risk...
Despite a less favorable external environment, the growth outlook for developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP) remains positive at 6.3% in 2018, according to...
Draft WCO strategic plan sets priorities, goals for next three years
The World Customs Organization (WCO) announced it has begun the process of drafting the new WCO Strategic Plan 2019-2022, as the current plan (2016-2019)...
Vietnam, Indonesia to sustain growth momentum through 2019—ADB
A new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report forecasts Vietnam’s and Indonesia’s economies to continue to do well this year and next year even as...
UNCTAD says trade wars are symptom of deeper economic malaise
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in a new report said the ongoing trade wars are a symptom of a deeper malaise,...
Developing Asia’s economic resilience to be tested amid growing trade conflicts,...
The Asia-Pacific region is seen to hold mostly stable growth this year and in 2019, but its resilience is up for testing in the...
Global trade growth for 2018-19 downgraded as risks mount
The World Trade Organization (WTO) anticipates trade growth to slow down for the rest of the year and to further moderate in 2019 as...
SG launches networked trade platform to enable end-to-end digital trade
Singapore unveiled September 26 the Networked Trade Platform (NTP), its new one-stop trade platform to help digitalize and streamline end-to-end trade processes for traders,...
AI poses threat to millions of ASEAN jobs—report
Technology will displace 28 million workers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region by 2028, but by boosting real incomes it will...
Global growth to moderate in 2018-19 as uncertainties intensify
World economic growth appears to be slowing down and growth prospects among countries diverging amid uncertainties and rising trade conflicts, according to the latest...
China hits back with additional tariffs on $60B worth of U.S....
Beijing announced September 18 it will impose additional tariffs on U.S. products worth US$60 billion starting September 24 in response to the newly announced...
