A SET of special notes to celebrate the Currency Interchangeability Agreement between Singapore and Brunei has been launched to commemorate 50 years of cooperation between both countries. At the Istana on Wednesday, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei, jointly launched a set of two […]
Read MoreSIATP-ISCA: TAX MUST-KNOWS Date: July 28 Time: 9am to 11.30am Venue: 60 Cecil Street, ISCA House Fees: $96.30 for SIATP/ISCA members, $115.56 for non-members With tax regulations constantly changing, it is crucial for businesses to keep up to date. This seminar, jointly organised by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (Isca) and the Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals […]
Read MoreChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has pledged to build an e-commerce park on 300 rai in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to serve Asean’s burgeoning e-commerce market, says Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana. The park will serve as the centre of Alibaba’s logistics operations in Asean, he said. Alibaba Group expects to sign the project’s first-phase contract […]
Read MoreA Chinese firm that plans to invest $2 billion into developing the Kingdom’s first special economic zone (SEZ) dedicated solely to agricultural processing and storage has signed on a new partner to help jumpstart the stalled project, a top agriculture official said yesterday. Tian Rui (Cambodia) Agricultural Cooperation SEZ Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China’s […]
Read MoreInterview with Katsuji Nakagawa from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Myanmar Japanese businesses have not indicated any interest in Dawei SEZ or Kyaukphyu SEZ, and see the lack of reliable power supply as the biggest challenge in Myanmar, the chair of the Japanese Chamber said. Katsuji Nakagawa, chair of Japan Chamber of […]
Read MoreCambodia’s economic growth is expected to remain stable this year with inflation rising slightly on increases in the costs of global fuel and food prices, the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) concluded following its annual consultation visit to the Kingdom. “Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow strongly at 6.9 percent in 2017 with inflation reaching […]
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