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Thailand: Consumer mood edges up in March – survey

Thailand’s consumer sentiment picked up in March, after dropping in the previous month, buoyed by stronger exports and tourism, but global trade tensions and low farm prices were a worry, a private survey showed on Thursday. The index of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce rose to 79.9 in March from 79.3 in […]

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Thailand: PUSH FOR SME 4.0

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has assigned the Ministry of Industry to push for SME 4.0 and develop the tourism cluster. The government needs to have SME 4.0 to be materialised soon, Somkid said. In particular, the ministry will join force with Federation of the Thai Industries, provincial chambers of commerce and local education institutions […]

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Indonesia goes hi-tech in hunt for tax assets

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s tax office plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to update its outdated technology to boost low tax compliance and raise revenue collection in South-East’s largest economy, the country’s tax chief told Reuters. Indonesia completed one of the world’s most successful tax amnesties in 2017, but its very success has created headaches. […]

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Philippines: BSP says ‘monitoring situation’ after March inflation quickens to fresh 3-year high

MANILA, Philippines (Updated: 2:27 p.m.) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Thursday it will keep a close watch on overall increase in prices of key consumer items after inflation surged to a fresh peak in March. Headline inflation, based on the 2012 consumer price index series, accelerated to 4.3 percent last month, quicker than the 3.8 percent pace […]

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