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Indonesia removes ban on foreign arrivals for recovery boost
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/01/2022
» Indonesia lifted a ban on all foreign arrivals and kept the required isolation period to 7 days in a bid to keep the economy going, even as local Covid-19 infections continued to climb.
Govt mulls resuming quarantine-free travel programme
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2022
» The government may revive the quarantine-free visa programme for vaccinated travellers from abroad, less than a month after suspending the waiver, as fears of a new wave of Omicron-driven Covid cases recede.
New sandboxes open to overseas arrivals amid Covid spikes
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2022
» Three popular beach destinations have been added to a visa programme that allows foreign visitors to bypass a mandatory isolation, throwing a lifeline to the country's Covid-hit tourism industry seen as key to a nascent economic recovery.
Baht falls most in a month after govt raises Covid alert level
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/01/2022
» The baht fell the most since late November after the government raised the Covid-19 alert to the second-highest level, further dimming the recovery of the tourism sector.
Emerging markets seen rising in 2022, but not until July
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/12/2021
» Emerging-market assets are set to rise in 2022 as moderating inflation and accelerating growth trigger gains, but that won’t happen until the second half of the year.
Indonesia building medical tourism hospital in Bali
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/12/2021
» Indonesia is building a hospital that will be run in partnership with US-based Mayo Clinic as part of a bid to recoup $7 billion in outbound medical tourism.
World’s biggest Ikea opens in Philippines as part of global push
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/11/2021
» Ikea opened its biggest store in the world in the Philippines, with the new 730,000 square foot facility in Manila a cornerstone of the home-furnishings giant’s expansion plans in Asia.
Govt plans B155bn aid for farmers hit by Covid, floods
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/11/2021
» The government plans to dole out 155 billion baht in cash to millions of farmers reeling from the impacts of Covid-19, floods, droughts and poor crop prices.
Indonesian stocks close at record high on economic rebound
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2021
» Indonesia’s stock benchmark closed at a fresh record high on Thursday amid signs of an economic recovery.
Richest families in SE Asia look for the next unicorn
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/10/2021
» Some of Southeast Asia’s old-money tycoons are boosting investment in technology startups, looking to ride a wave of surging valuations as they seek to counter the fallout of the pandemic on businesses ranging from retail to hospitality and manufacturing.