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Philippines leads in internet speed increase

MANILA, Philippines –  Akamai, a leading content delivery network services provider for media and software delivery, and cloud security solution, recently came out with its State of the Internet Q1 2017 Report. According to Akamai, the Philippines, together with Thailand and China, led the Asia Pacific cluster in gains with each country enjoying a 20 […]

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Philippines: Phl manufacturing outperforms in Asean

MANILA, Philippines –  The Philippine manufacturing sector outperformed those of other Southeast Asian countries in May as it remains firmly in expansion territory during the month, according to the latest reading of the Nikkei ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). Domestic manufacturing registered a higher PMI reading of 54.3 in May, up from 53.3 in […]

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Investor-friendly environment and human capital essential for Myanmar’s success in the Belt and Road Initiative

The Belt and Road Initiative: interview with Jonathan Woetzel, McKinsey senior partner and MGI director Jonathan Woetzel, senior partner of McKinsey & Company and director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), told The Myanmar Times that success of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Myanmar would depend on the country creating an investor-friendly environment […]

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Myanmar: MRF, IRD to discuss withholding tax

The Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF) is going to negotiate with officials from the Internal Revenue Department (IRD) about withholding tax on high-income agri-businessmen, U Nay Lin Zin, joint secretary of Myanmar Rice Federation, told The Myanmar Times. The IRD is preparing procedures to levy WHT on agri-businesses with an income of K500,000 and above after deductions, […]

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Malaysia’s April exports surge 20.6% y-o-y

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s export growth surged again in April, though at a slightly slower pace compared to the previous month, government data showed on Monday. April’s exports rose 20.6% from a year earlier, the fifth straight month of double-digit growth. The pace was just below the 22.3% growth forecast in a Reuters poll and […]

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