HANOI — The consumer price index (CPI) in October rose 0.41 per cent from the previous month and 2.98 per cent year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). That meant the average CPI for the last 10 months rose 3.71 year-on-year – the highest growth rate in the last three years. It was up […]
Read MoreStrengthening SMEs • Skim Jaminan Pembiayaan Perniagaan for working capital and services sector (RM7bil) • Government Guarantee loans under SJPP to enable SMEs to automate production (RM1bil) • Syariah-compliant SME Financing Scheme with subsidy rate of 2% (RM1bil) • Soft loans, grants and training programmes for SME under SME Corp (RM200mil) • Development of halal […]
Read MoreThe government plans to elevate Laos’ ranking in the Ease of Doing Business table from its current position at 139 to within the top 100 out of the 190 countries assessed, by the year 2020. It plans to achieve this by doing more to facilitate investors and resolving the problems faced by both domestic and […]
Read MoreThe stock market’s performance this week will likely depend on corporate earnings and dividend payouts announced by listed firms, analysts said. With October 31 and November 1 having been declared by the government as special non-working holidays, they said investors could also be looking for catalysts from aboard. “As participants heed [third quarter]numbers, the decision […]
Read MoreHANOI — The General Department of Taxation (GDT) is considering asking the Ministry of Finance to postpone the compulsory application of e-invoices until July 2019, instead of early next year. Nguyen Dai Tri, GDT deputy general director, announced this at a press conference on e-tax services, held in Hanoi late last week. Specifically, except firms […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN) – An ongoing local study has found that nearly half of men and a third of women aged 55-59 expect to still be working at the age of 65. About 19 per cent of women and 26 per cent of men also expect to be working at the age of 70. […]
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