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Thailand: Chamber to add value

The Thai Chamber of Commerce has vowed to upgrade 50,000 entrepreneurs to make them more innovative and add value to their business in line with the Thailand 4.0 initiative. The chamber also aims to raise revenue in the business sector by 20-30 billion baht over the next two years and increase GDP growth by 0.2 […]

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Cambodia: Steady FDI helps keep economy on course

Total foreign direct investment receipts have remained consistent over the past five years, according to a new government report that incorporates central bank data. FDI inflows have ranged from $1.5 billion to $2 billion a year between 2012 and 2015, according to the biannual Macroeconomic Outlook issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Meanwhile, […]

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Indonesia tax office given data access

JAKARTA • Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed a new regulation giving the tax authorities access to information on accounts held at financial institutions such as banks. The regulation was signed last week as part of Indonesia’s pledge to join the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) initiative led by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and […]

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A motorbike waits in front of a sign promoting APEC Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kham
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TPP could be revived at Apec meeting

HANOI (Reuters) – Japan and other remaining members of the Trans Pacific Partnership will this weekend decide how to revive the trade agreement ditched by US President Donald Trump. Their trade ministers will talk on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, where newly appointed US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer […]

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Cambodia: World Bank warns of risks to growth

While Cambodia’s real growth is projected to remain strong, expanding at 6.9 percent in 2017 and 2018, the World Bank warned in a report released yesterday that the risks to this outlook include the fallout from further rises in US interest rates, a slower-than expected economic recovery in Europe, and uncertainties over global trade.  “US […]

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