2013 Indonesia Hosts Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit
This year, Indonesia will be hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. This is the second time that Indonesia will be hosting the APEC Summit, after 1994. Indonesia is determined to promote a stronger and a resilient Asia Pacific region, as the locomotive for the world`s economic growth. Indonesia`s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has announced [...]
IMF Forecast on Asian Economy
By Joann Santiago MANILA, April 17 (PNA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered its growth projection for ASEAN-5, which includes the Philippines, for 2012 on account of sustained drop in external demand but sees improvement for 2013. In the Chapter 2 of IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) released Tuesday, the multilateral lender cut its [...]
Forecast of Thailand Economy 2012
The Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) on Friday released its report on economic outlook of 2012, saying that the Thai economy, seriously affected by flooding last year, will likely return to normalcy in 2012 with healthier growth. The KResearch projects gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2012 of between 3.5 percent and 4.8 percent. It expects [...]
14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology
Vietnam will host and chair the 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST-14) and the 62nd Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST-62) in southern Ho Chi Minh City from Nov. 21 to 26, reported local Vietnam News on Thursday. The main agenda of AMMST-14 and COST-62 will focus on enhancing [...]