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Japanese investors eye the Cambodian market

A group of Japanese investors are now visiting Cambodia in search of business opportunities in manufacturing and the service sector. Ith Sam Heng, the Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, met yesterday with Yoshio Kondo, the director of Procast Asia, who is leading a delegation of businessmen from the Toukaizaikai Association, an organisation that has […]

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Indonesia: Illegal Cigarette Trade Increases after Excise Duty Hikes

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Cigarette Manufacturers Association (Gappri) said that tobacco excise hikes in the last three years have resulted in increasing illegal cigarette trade in Indonesia. Gappri chairman Ismanu Soemiran said that the cigarette production has declined over the years following the hikes. “In the past three years, it declined 1 percent per year. If tobacco excise […]

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Thailand: Record export tally forecast for 2017

Exports are forecast to hit a record high of US$232.6 billion (7.72 trillion baht) this year, up 8% from 2016 because of a recovering global economy and strong demand for Thai goods, says Chantira Jimreivat Vivatrat, the newly appointed director-general of the International Trade Promotion Department. The Commerce Ministry is planning more measures to support […]

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