BOTH the services and the manufacturing sectors in Singapore showed signs of further strengthening as more firms expect improved business conditions in the six months ending March 2018, based on figures from the Economic Development Board and the Department of Statistics (Singstat). The services sector, in particular, showed a significant leap in business optimism with […]
Read MoreEXCISE tax collections by the Bureau of Internal Revenue posted double-digit growth in September on the back of improved monitoring and higher payments by the tobacco industry, a Department of Finance official said. Collections reached P17.7 billion up 12 percent from a year earlier, Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko told reporters, “Now, of that amount, the […]
Read MoreHANOI — Vietnam witnessed a trade surplus of $1.23 billion so far this year, according to a report from the General Department of Customs. In October alone, the report revealed that the import and export value was estimated at $37.9 billion, lightly increasing by 0.8 percent, as compared to September. The export value was $19.4 billion and […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The registration period for prepaid SIM cards has officially commenced today on Tuesday, October 31. According to Noor Iza, the acting head of Communication and Informatics Ministry’s public relations, prepaid SIM card users must register their ID Number (NIK) and family ID (KK) number. The registration period starts today, Oct. 31, and will end on February […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) collected P17.7 billion in excise taxes in September, up 12 percent from P15.67 billion in the same month in 2016, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported yesterday. Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko said the bulk of the total collection in September was contributed by the tobacco industry […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Research expects that the priority projects under Budget 2018 will benefit four major sector drivers, which are public transport, roads, public housing and water infrastructure. The research house said on Monday that 73% of the RM210bil value of projects were focused on rail, including the High Speed Rail (HSR) and the East […]
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