Electricite du Cambodge has signed an agreement with Laos to import 115 kilowatts of electricity from Laos to Preah Vihear province, and on to Kampong Thom and Oddar Meanchey provinces. The EDC posted on its Facebook page that the agreement was signed on Tuesday in Vientiane by EDC director Keo Rattanak and Laos’ minster of […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Singapore-based Keppel Land Limited (Keppel Land) has signed two sales and purchase agreements to acquire 100 per cent interest in two prime sites in Ho Chi Minh City at a total cost of US$297 million. On the first site located in Saigon South, Keppel Land plans to develop about 220 landed homes and […]
Read MoreTHE Board of Investment’s (BOI) board has agreed on measures to boost the capabilities of small and medium enterprises (SME), while its secretary-general has expressed confidence that this year’s applications for investment promotion privileges would hit its target of Bt600 billion. Duangjai Asawachintachit, BOI secretary-general, said after the board meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut […]
Read MoreTrade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said on Wednesday he had signed six regulation drafts to relax import procedures and requirements for six types of commodities in a bid to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) procure raw materials. The drafts will be passed to the Law and Human Rights Ministry for validation and are expected to be applicable early next […]
Read MoreDespite efforts to support the local bean industry after India imposed harsh restrictions on imports from Myanmar, businesses along the entire black bean supply chain have taken a hit and more investments are needed to support ailing farmers. While demand for mung beans and pigeon peas from China, Nepal and Pakistan has been able to […]
Read MoreThe country’s November balance of payments (BoP) position was a deficit of $44 million, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported late on Tuesday, smaller than the $368-million and $1.67-billion shortfalls recorded in October and a year earlier. “Outflows in November 2017 stemmed mainly from payments made by the national government for its maturing foreign […]
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