The Indonesian government has unveiled a series of economic stimulus packages totaling 827 trillion Rp (51.65 billion USD) for 2025, designed to mitigate economic shocks and address the weakening purchasing power of low- and middle-income groups.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced he was summoned to appear at the country’s anti-graft agency on March 9.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has forecast that domestic consumption demand will recover and grow thanks to high vaccination coverage and the reopening of the tourism sector.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a group discussion on May 25 during the third session of the 15th National Assembly that the implementation of economic stimulus packages and public investment should be promoted to provide timely support for businesses and people.

The Vietnam Economic Forum 2021 on December 5, which spent much time on discussing fiscal and monetary policies, social welfare policies, and labour issues during economic recovery and development, was a success, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue said in his closing remarks at the event.

The private sector of Thailand has called on the country’s Government to introduce economic stimulus packages to support economic growth in the remainder of 2019 amid growth slowdown, local media reported.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in an annual speech at the People’s Consultative Assembly, said the government has achieved 96 percent of the goals set out in its 12 economic stimulus packages.