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ASEAN manufacturing conditions stabilize in Sep
PMI moves up to 50.0 neutral mark in SeptemberBoth output and new orders show broad stabilizationInput costs rise at steepest pace since...
Costco charters ships to ease trans-Pacific supply chain woes
Costco is chartering three ocean vessels and thousands of containers to transport goods between Asia and the US and Canada over the...
Services trade recovery to extend into Q3—WTO
The Services Trade Barometer index has risen above the baseline value of 100, suggesting the continued recovery in the volume of services...
WCO releases HS Nomenclature 2022 edition
The new version of the Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature will enter into force on January 1, 2022It is already available for free...
ADB downgrades developing Asia 2021 growth outlook
Developing Asia’s growth forecast for this year has been trimmed to 7.1%, down from the earlier projection of 7.3%Growth forecasts are revised...
ASEAN endorses 107 tariff lines to support free flow of essential...
The 35th ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council has endorsed 107 additional tariff lines consisting of agricultural and food products to ensure...
Rebeca Grynspan leads UNCTAD
The former vice president of Costa Rica is the first woman and Central American to serve as UNCTAD’s secretary-generalShe takes up her...
Intermediate goods exports from Asia rises 28% in Q1
Global exports of intermediate goods rose by 20% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, with exports from Asia increasing the mostChina...
Global recovery under threat from vaccine, supply chain setbacks—BIMCO
The economic recovery of many Asian countries has been hindered by low vaccination rates and another wave of COVID-19 casesFresh outbreaks have...
COVID lockdowns keep ASEAN manufacturing in downturn
Manufacturing sector firmly in contractionFurther rapid falls in output and new ordersContractions across all seven constituent nations Business confidence weakest since July...
