[BANGKOK] Thailand’s annual consumer inflation rate increased in November, in line with forecasts, government data showed on Friday, but the pace was still below the central bank’s target, giving it room to keep monetary policy loose. The headline consumer price index rose 0.99 per cent in November from a year earlier, up from October’s 0.83 […]
Read MoreCambodia ranks among one of the world’s least attractive destinations for oil and gas investment due to concerns over disputed land claims, cost of regulatory compliance and trade barriers, according to a global petroleum report released by Canada’s Fraser Institute. Cambodia’s score fell by 10 points this year to rank 90 out of 97 jurisdictions […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Directorate General of Taxes stated that Google has paid off its 2015 tax liability. Responding to the news, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said that she highly appreciated that the deal between tax DG and Google had gone well. “Firstly, I truly appreciate that a deal has been made between the Tax DG and Google,” said Sri […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, is open to lowering the threshold for Quadruple A license category to open the construction industry to more foreign contractors. Under current rules of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), 100 percent foreign owned […]
Read MoreThe number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Mandalay industry zone has halved, according to U Nay Win, vice chair of Mandalay industry zone management committee U Nay Win. “According to our data, there were over 1,000 SME businesses in 2010 but now in 2017 there remains only over 500.” he said. The number […]
Read MoreThe government plans to increase the number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 300,000 next year, as they are expected to play a major role in supporting the Thai economy, says Suwanchai Lohawattanakul, newly appointed director-general of the Office of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Promotion (Osmep). The government policy is to strengthen SMEs and […]
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