A local credit firm has received multiple complaints for incessantly calling debt-free people day and night to ask about strangers with outstanding payments. Phan Tuan Khanh, a resident of Ho Chi Minh City, said that since January he had been constantly harassed by phone calls from individuals identifying themselves as employees from FE Credit, a […]
Read MoreThe export recovery continued to gain steam last month, beating economists’ predictions. Non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) climbed for a fifth straight month, up 16.5 per cent in March from the same period a year ago. Last month’s Nodx was 1.1 per cent lower than February’s, but this still beat economists’ forecast of a much sharper […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said that the government will strive to reduce logistic costs in Indonesia. “The dwelling time has now improved, but costs remain high,” Luhut said at his office in Jakarta on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.L Luhut revealed that the government is reviewing each component of logistic […]
Read MoreBualuang Ventures, the venture capital company of Bangkok Bank (BBL), is mainly focused on investing in local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) unlike its banking peers, who are focused on financial technology (fintech) firms. More than a half of the venture fund firm’s capital is expected to be allocated for investment in SMEs, said Panukorn […]
Read MoreThailand’s economy in the first quarter is expected to have fared better than the 3% growth in the previous quarter, boosted by rising exports, recovering farm prices, improving private consumption and tourism as well as accelerated spending by state agencies and enterprises, says the government’s planning unit. Porametee Vimolsiri, the secretary-general of the National Economic […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency or BPS reported January to March 2017 trade surplus was at USD 3.92 billion; the highest figure since 2015. Export value in March 2017 was recorded at US$14.59 billion or a 15.68 increase compared to the previous month and a 23.55 percent increase compared to March 2016. Meanwhile, […]
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