The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has raised its 2017 forecast for export growth to 6.5-7.5% after witnessing strong gains the first eight months of the year. The range is well above the previous forecast of 3.5-4.5% and matches the view of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) based on strong […]
Read MoreA new regulation from the Board of Investment (BoI) and the rise of digital transformation will stimulate the use of submarine cables and could allow Thailand to become a regional cable option, says a local carrier. “Thailand has the potential to be an alternative international connection point in Asean, in particular as a gateway to […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has warned ministers and heads of state agencies to facilitate investors. Any problems or obstacles faced by investors, he said, should immediately be addressed. “Don’t let investors wait and see. The business world must be facilitated, assisted,” he said yesterday in a cabinet meeting at the State Palace. He said […]
Read MoreBusiness should embrace digital strategies that can improve the speed and efficiency of human resource management activities, speakers at a conference on the impact of digital transformation on human resources said yesterday. The two-day conference, hosted by the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (Camfeba), addressed ways in which digital technologies can be used […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government will further open up retail trade as it plans to drastically lower the foreign capital limit from the current $2.5 million to $200,000 (about P10.2 million), a top economic manager said. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia told reporters on the sidelines of the opening ceremony for the 28th National Statistics […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Slow payments rose for local companies across all sectors in the third quarter of this year, with the cash flow woes of already worst-hit construction firms worsening. According to the latest quarterly survey by the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB), slow payments rose to slightly more than two-fifths of total payment transactions while […]
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