SINGAPORE’S GDP (gross domestic product) grew 4.4 per cent in the first three months of 2018, with full-year growth expected to come in at “2.5 to 3.5 per cent” this year, said the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday. The MTI had previously expected Singapore’s 2018 growth to come in “slightly above the middle” […]
Read MoreThe National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) is now preparing a green financing scheme for companies that are appointed to develop new and renewable energy. Bappenas head and National Development Planning Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro said in Jakarta on Tuesday that such companies could get the low-cost financing through a blended finance scheme to fund their new […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s foreign reserves has surged by 130 percent to nearly US$64 billion in the past two-and-a-half years, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said. At a recent group meeting of the National Assembly on socio-economic affairs, Phuc said the exchange rate has been also stable and inflation has kept under control. Experts attributed the […]
Read MoreThe Internal Revenue Department (IRD) will practice a Self Assessment System (SAS), moving away from the existing system of tax collection, U Myint Thaung, Yangon regional Planning and Finance Minister, said in Parliament this week. “We will start implementing SAS so that taxpayers do not need to seal with staff from the tax offices. This […]
Read MoreCambodia may need to import 30,000 tonnes of salt this year to meet local demand as producers face a shortage due to climate change, an industry group says. Bun Baraing, co-director of the Kep-Kampot Salt Producers Community (KKSPC), told The Post on Wednesday that this is the second time the kingdom is importing salt to […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (Reuters) – Bui Mai Phuong is an avid online shopper, ordering anything from clothing to personal-care products from her smartphone. But she prefers to pay with cash. She is among hundreds of millions of people whom firms such as Softbank Group-backed Grab and China’s Tencent want to win over as they try to tap […]
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