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Thailand: EEC panel gives nod for digital push

The steering committee of the EEC Development Policy last week acknowledged the proposal of the Digital Economy and Society Ministry to develop the digital and communications infrastructure on the Eastern Economic Corridor with a budget of more than Bt17.913 billion. The committee meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the […]

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Worries about trade, rates continue to pummel Asian markets

SINGAPORE shares opened sharply lower for a third straight session on Monday following Friday’s bond selloff on Wall Street and Sunday’s decision by the People’s Bank of China to loosen monetary policy for a fourth time this year. At 10.45am, Singapore’s Straits Times Index was down 0.7 per cent, or 21.64 points,  at 3,188.15. The Shanghai Composite […]

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WB willing to support Vietnam in building e-government

NDO – World Bank (WB) Country Director to Vietnam, Ousmane Dione, has expressed his group’s willingness in supporting Vietnam in terms of resources and signing the framework for cooperation in building e-government. During a meeting with Minister – Head of the Government Office, Mai Tien Dung, on August 7, the WB official praised the efforts […]

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Vietnamese investors struggle to participate in M&A market

The Hanoitimes – Though domestic investors have been more active in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, they are still lagging behind foreign peers in the potential market. Together with the steady economic growth, Vietnam has also seen its local businesses grow in quantity and quality, with a number of enterprises having a specific appetite for M&A […]

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Indonesia’s WTO Trade Sanction, Expert Suggests Reducing Imports

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Economist from the University of Indonesia Fithra Faisal Hastiadi said that the government should have prepared an early anticipation measure after applying its 18 non-tariff restrictions on animal and horticulture imports, which caused Indonesia to lose a dispute with the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO). “The existing argument had always been about protecting local products,” […]

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