Laos: Laos, Thailand continue cooperation Thursday, 11 August 2016 – Lao and Thai officials met in Bangkok to continue their cooperation in development, investment and combatting illegal trafficking between the two nations. In response to an invitation by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Mr Don Pramudwunai, Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith […]
Read MoreCambodia: Regulators keeping a close eye on derivatives market Thursday, 11 August 2016 – Cambodia’s capital market regulator held a forum yesterday on regulations and safeguards for the derivatives market, laying out the inherent risk and reward of the poorly understood financial instrument that has until recently operated with no oversight. Speaking at Cambodia?s first […]
Read MoreBrunei: Credit card surcharges needed to cover transaction cost: retailers THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2016 – SEVERAL retailers continue to impose credit card charges on their customers, noting that they only do so for purchases made via installment. This, even if the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) and the Brunei Association of Banks (BAB) have said […]
Read MoreVietnam: Power sector asked to help reduce housing costs Thursday, 11 August 2016 – The HCM City Real Estate Association on Wednesday asked the local Electricity of Vi?t Nam (EVN HCMC) branch to pay for building the electricity grid for projects being incurred by developers. Chairman of the association Lê Hoàng Châu said that under […]
Read MoreVietnam: Work begins on Dung Qu?t project Thursday, 11 August 2016 – Construction kicked off on the Dung Qu?t Industrial Town project in the central province of Qu?ng Ngãi on Wednesday. The project, spanning 1,303ha in Bình S?n District, will be divided into two phases. The first phase is funded by the Hoàng Th?nh ??t […]
Read MoreVietnam: Qu?ng Ngãi urged to improve competitiveness Thursday, 11 August 2016 – Prime Minister Nguy?n Xuân Phúc urged Qu?ng Ngãi Province to continue to improve its competitiveness, as he addressed an investment promotion conference in the province yesterday. Qu?ng Ngãi has succeeded in developing economic and industrial zones, and comprehensive policies to attract investment have […]
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