MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines now has a very slim chance of being stripped of its Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status with the European Union (EU) following a positive assessment which highlighted the Philippines’ progress in areas of labor rights and corruption. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez told The STAR the outcome of the […]
Read MoreThe American Chamber of Commerce of Cambodia (AmCham) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Cambodian Women’s Entrepreneurial Association (CWEA) on Thursday in an effort to lend further support to female entrepreneurs in the Kingdom. Charles Esterhoy, president of AmCham, said that the new agreement between the two organisations aims to address the needs […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Slower rates of labour force growth in Singapore are unavoidable, the city-state’s central bank head said on Monday, and any attempt to completely offset it by increasing foreign workers is not viable. Singapore faces a problem common to many developed societies, that of an ageing resident population, but has tightened restrictions on foreign workers […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s economy likely grew by 6.7 percent in the last quarter of 2017, according to Moody’s Analytics. In its latest Asia-Pacific Economic Preview report, the economic research and analysis arm of Moody’s said the Philippines’ gross domestic product in the last three months of the year may have expanded by 6.7 […]
Read MorePTT Group and RISE have launched the DNEXT programme to support the creation of a regional digital hub in the country in the near future. Chansin Treenuchagron, chief technology and engineering officer at PTT Group, said the corporation would focus on support and faciliฌtate startups in five countries – Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand […]
Read MoreIMPLEMENTATION of the Dawei special economic zone (SEZ) has been suspended for years, but Myanmar and Thailand are still eager to revive the mega project, according to an official in Myanmar. Phyo Win Tun, minister for planning and finance at the Tanintharyi Region Government and vice-chairman-1 of the Dawei SEZ management committee, said Myanmar would […]
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