TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry’s Tax Directorate General reported a slowdown of tax revenue in 2016 compared to 2015. “Currently, the growth [of the tax revenue] is slowing down. The revenue had missed the target,” Tax DG’s director of tax compliance and revenue Yon Arsal said at his office in Jakarta on Tuesday, January 17, […]
Read MoreThe Lao Furniture Association (LFA) needs to improve its marketing strategy in order to export more wood products to international markets, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has advised. Mr Thongloun Sisoulith suggests making more efficient use of wood. Mr Thongloun made the observation during a visit to the 3rd Lao Wood Furniture Fair on Sunday at […]
Read MoreTHE Finance Ministry will today propose to the Cabinet an SME development fund with the initial size of Bt20 billion in an effort to sprout small and medium-sized enterprises in the agricultural, tourism and service industries across the country. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, after chairing a meeting on the integration path to develop SMEs […]
Read MoreThe global unemployment rate will increase to 5.8 percent representing 3.4 million people or a total of 201.1 million, according to the World Employment and Social Outlook-Trends 2017 report recently released by the International Labor Organization. This gloomy picture is attributed to the weak economic growth in many regions, in particular Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America […]
Read MoreHA NOI – Vietnamese firms are mostly optimistic about their business results for 2017, driven by the improved macro-economy coupled with Government efforts to improve the business climate and remove obstacles. A survey by the General Statistics Office amongmanufacturing and processing firms found that 81 per cent of respondents expected stable or better business results […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: The global economy will face “disastrous consequences” if US protectionist measures proposed by incoming President Donald Trump prompt trade wars, the head of Singapore’s central bank said. Some of the possible actions – such as rejecting a US-Pacific trade deal, extra taxes on US importers and labeling major trade partners as currency manipulators – […]
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