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The Bank of Thailand has released its latest overview of the Thai economy, which it expects will grow more than 3 percent in 2021.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,228 VND per USD on February 19, up 14 VND from the previous day.

Nine years after the issuance of a Government decision that set out preferential credit policies to provide more financial support for Vietnamese firms in the supporting industry, few have been able to make use of said policies, industry insiders have said.

Singapore will roll out a new stay-home notice for its residents and long-term pass holders returning from mainland China as part of efforts to respond to the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has highlighted an urgent need for Vietnam to boost its economic restructuring and diversify its markets.

The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has announced a credit package worth 5 trillion VND (215 million USD) for its individual customers hurt by the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Indonesia's foreign debt was recorded at 404.3 billion USD at the end of the fourth quarter last year, comprising public debt (government and central bank) of 202.9 billion USD, and private debt, including state-owned enterprises, of 201.4 billion USD.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,214 VND per USD on February 18, down 4 VND from the previous day.

The Government of Indonesia expects to boost the country’s “doing business” ranking to the 53rd place on the World Bank (WB)’s list this year in a bid to attract more investment.

Renewable energy has emerged as one of the most preferred sectors for investment in Vietnam, according to a survey by international consulting firm Grant Thornton, but the development of such projects has been hampered by a number of challenges.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,218 VND per USD on February 17, up 3 VND from the last working day of previous week (February 14).

Investors from the EU will have opportunities to own higher stakes in Vietnamese banks than those from other countries under Việt Nam’s commitments in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Malaysia’s modest gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.3 percent in 2019 is considered better than some of its neighbours, said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.

Thailand’s tourism officials on February 14 proposed visa-free entry for Chinese citizens to revive tourism, following a forecast by the Bank of Thailand (BoT) that the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak may drag down the Thai economic growth to below 2 percent.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,215 VND/USD on February 14, up 9 VND from the previous day.

Amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus-caused disease, now officially named COVID-19, calls for blood donation have been heard nationwide as hospitals face severe blood shortages.

Media reports in the Czech Republic have highlighted the importance of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) for the country and the EU in general after the agreement was approved by the European Parliament (EP) on February 12.

The World Bank (WB)’s new approaches to bidding and deployment for solar projects will help Vietnam substantially boost and effectively manage its abundant solar energy resources.

The fruit and vegetable farming segment needs to restructure production, enhance linkages among stakeholders in the value chain and invest in modern processing plants, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong has said.

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,206 VND/USD on February 13, down 2 VND from the previous day.