The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project between Malaysia and China is likely to be signed on April 12 in Beijing after many months of negotiation, according to Malaysian media.
Customs cooperation and healthy financial infrastructure remain the top challenges for ASEAN in its efforts to strengthen economic integration and redistribute economic wealth, reported The Nation – an English-language daily newspaper based in Bangkok, Thailand – on April 8.
The 23rd ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) and the fifth ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM) took place in Chiang Rai, Thailand, on April 5 under the chair of Thai Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong and Governor of Thai Central Bank Veerathai Santiprabhob.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Laos Somedee Duangdee has praised the effectiveness of the cooperation between Lao ministries and agencies with Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication (MoIC).
The Ministry of Finance and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a seminar in Hanoi on February 22 to discuss international experience in and a roadmap on the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Vietnam.
The Indonesian government has paid attention to improving the human resources’ quality to fit requirements of the Forth Industrial Revolution.
The year 2018 ends with several records, which are the highlights in the national economic panorama.
Indonesia probably enjoyed an economic growth rate of 5.15 percent last year, the fastest pace since 2013 and higher than the 5.07-percent rate in 2017, a recent poll forecasts.
The Malaysian government has not made final decision on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project invested by China and negotiations are still underway, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on January 29.
Indonesia’s state budget for 2019 will focus on maintaining the momentum of prosperity of the people, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani said.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasised the restructuring of state budget and public debt as a key and long-term task of the financial sector.
The financial sector collected over 1,400 trillion VND (60.2 billion USD) towards the State budget in 2018, or 7.8 percent higher than projected, heard a conference to review financial and budget works in 2018 and put forward tasks for 2019.
The Indonesian economic growth in 2018 is estimated to reach 5.15 percent, falling short of the target of 5.4 percent set in the state budget.
The stock market begins the year 2019 with hopes for growth based on the firm foundation created in 2018 amid good indicators of the national economy.
Indonesia posted a state budget deficit of 259.9 trillion IDR, or 1.76 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP), in 2018, the lowest in six years, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.
The first trading session of Vietnam’s stock market in 2019 began with a gong-beating ceremony held at the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) on January 2.
The year 2018 ends with several records, which are the highlights in the national economic panorama, laying the firm foundation for the country to strive to successfully implement the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress and Resolution 142/2016/QH13 on the five-year socio-economic development plan for 2016-2020.
The 14th National Assembly (NA) discussed the draft revision of the Law on Education during its ongoing sixth session in Hanoi on November 15.
