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Thailand: Tax incentives and banking consolidation

Proposed incentives to encourage mergers, combined with new banking standards, could lead to greater consolidation within Thailand’s banking sector, which the government hopes will strengthen lenders and complement plans to fast-track industrial growth. In December, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said his ministry was considering a plan to make mergers more appealing by offering tax incentives to local […]

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Philippines notches record foreign investments

Net foreign direct investments (FDI) reached an all-time high of $10.049 billion in 2017, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday, up by 21.4 percent year-on-year and exceeding the full-year target of $8 billion. “Investors continue to view the country as a favorable investment destination on the back of … sound macroeconomic fundamentals and growth […]

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Vietnamese façade firm Eurowindow expands into Myanmar

Eurowindow, the Vietnamese doors and facades maker, will open a representative office and showroom in Yangon, its first ever overseas office,  on March 16. It is also planning to build a factory to meet anticipated market demand in 2019. Eurowindow products have been widely used by thousands of customers and investors in tens of thousands […]

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Thailand: Elderly local travel incentives considered

The government is mulling offering additional tax incentives and discount tour packages to lure the elderly to take part in more domestic travel.  Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, who chaired a meeting of the National Tourism Policy Committee Monday, said the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will team up with tour companies to launch discount tour […]

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