Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 8
SINGAPORE– The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced in a report on Wednesday that economists and analysts polled in the Survey of Professional Forecasters expect Singapore’s gross domestic product to expand by 3.8 percent in 2022.. MANILA– The Philippines’ newly-elected leaders said Wednesday the centuries-old friendship between China and the…
SINGAPORE — The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced in a report on Wednesday that economists and analysts polled in the Survey of Professional Forecasters expect Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) to expand by 3.8 percent in 2022.
This is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 4-percent GDP forecast in the previous survey report released by MAS in March. (Singapore-GDP-Growth)
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MANILA — The Philippines’ newly-elected leaders said Wednesday the centuries-old friendship between China and the Philippines continues “to reach new heights” and brings “great mutual benefits” to the people.
On June 9, the Philippines and China will celebrate the 21st Filipino-Chinese Friendship Day. (Philippines-China-Friendship)
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NEW DELHI — The regulator of air traffic in India on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines making it mandatory for all air passengers to wear face masks throughout a flight.
The passengers aboard found flouting the guidelines by not wearing face masks would be treated as “unruly,” and could be deboarded before take-off. (India-Mask-Flight)
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COLOMBO — Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva over the country’s economic crisis, the prime minister’s office said in a statement Wednesday.
The discussions, held on Tuesday, came as Sri Lanka has decided to seek IMF assistance to deal with the ongoing crisis and restructure its foreign debts after the government suspended all the external debt repayments on April 12. (Sri Lanka-IMF-Meeting)
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — Brunei’s overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) in February 2022 increased by 3.2 percent year-on-year, a 146-month record high since January 2010 when historical data became available.
According to the latest statistical figures released on Wednesday by the country’s Department of Economic Planning and Statistics at the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the CPI rise was in line with the increase in non-food and food and soft beverage prices by 3.3 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively. (Brunei-CPI) Enditem