TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Ministry of Agriculture claimed that Indonesia does not need to import rice as the domestic stock of 3 million tons produced in December 2017 will sufficiently meet the need of 2.6 million tons, an official said. “We do not need to import rice, as you can see from December to January, we had big […]
Read MoreThe Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) is seeking to scale up domestic and international investments in the logistics and manufacturing sectors, according to law firm DFDL. The commission invited investors to develop logistics services located in major urban areas as well as trading hubs on December 26 last year. The specific types of investment areas open […]
Read MoreThailand’s dealmaking cycle is predicted to peak in 2019, with the value of both mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPO) forecast to climb over the next two years, before easing back in 2020, according to the third edition of the Global Transactions Forecast, issued by Baker McKenzie and Oxford Economics. Globally, the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — During his first state of the nation address, President Rodrigo Duterte promised a “simpler” and “fairer” tax reform program, and he delivered after he signed a new law that overhauls the country’s 20-year-old tax regime. On Tuesday, December 19, Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 10963, or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion […]
Read MoreInflation in Cambodia last year reached 2.9 percent due to a moderate increase in the price of key commodities, particularly petroleum and agricultural goods, with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) saying the low inflation rate was a product of sound macroeconomic management. According to NBC’s annual report, the price of the basket of goods […]
Read MoreHOLDERS of Singapore’s red passport have more reason to cheer as latest rankings show the Republic has climbed two spots from 2017 to bag second place globally in the 2018 Henley Passport Index. In the ranking – which tabulates the number of countries a passport enjoys visa-free access to – Singapore passport holders enjoy visa-free […]
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