PROPERTY NEWS

樓價屢創新高，業主財富增加，不少港人亦計劃再買樓投資，惟政府連番推出辣招稅後，再買樓投資成本變得高昂，不少投資者便將目光轉投至海外市場。

Thailand's customs-cleared exports rose for a third straight month in May, handily beating expectations, as global demand improved, suggesting the trade-dependent economy was gaining momentum.

泰國的經濟特區發展起步較遲，首5個試點地區在2014年才獲批。不過，該國其後急起直追，務求趕上一眾東盟鄰國的步伐，計劃至今已成結構改革的重要一環。

世界銀行公布全球經濟展望報告Global Economic Prospects，結果顯示全球經濟未來仍走上坡，尤其泰國、印尼、菲律賓景氣潛力佳，投信法人建議可以布局東協相關投資機會。

Australia's unemployment rate fell to 5.5 per cent last month, official figures show, beating the expectations of analysts. Economists had broadly expected the jobless rate to be unchanged at 5.7 per cent.

With Melbourne's population increasing by about 100,000 a year in recent times – annually adding more than the entire citizenry of Ballarat – traffic congestion has become the greatest threat to the state's economy and the capital's feted liveability.