MANILA, Philippines — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez is encouraging the country’s big insurance players to participate in the Duterte administration’s ambitious infrastructure program. “We encourage them to participate. In fact, I talked to them about the capital market, the bond market. They said that they really want to participate,” Dominguez said on the sidelines of […]
Read MoreDigitalization will disrupt the Indonesian economy, albeit for a short period of time and before Southeast Asia’s largest economy can enjoy its benefits, according to United States-based investment bank Morgan Stanley. Sean Gardiner, head of the bank’s ASEAN Equity Research, said on Monday that the market would likely see a disruption in the return on […]
Read MorePUTRAJAYA: The value of median monthly salaries and wages received by employees rose 7.7% per annum to RM2,160 last year, from RM2,000 in 2016. This is according to the Salaries & Wages Survey conducted by the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM). Median monthly salaries & wages for both male and female employees in 2017 posted […]
Read MoreAGAINST a backdrop of anti-globalisation rhetoric and trade tensions, like-minded nations must persevere with efforts to deepen economic connectivity and embrace free trade, Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations S Iswaran said on Tuesday morning. Although the uneven distribution of gains from globalisation and technological advances has led to rising protectionist sentiment, the benefits of free trade […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Buyers from Germany, Japan, India and beyond are kicking the tires on Vietnam`s great state asset sale, said Bloomberg. The government’s hunt for overseas investment in some of the nation’s biggest energy companies has yielded interest from firms including Siemens AG, Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Indian Oil Corp., among others, according to Deputy […]
Read MoreThailand Post wants to establish two new logistics centres and an e-commerce centre by next year, aiming to stay more competitive in an intense market. The collective budget of 12 billion baht will be used for Thailand Post’s digital transformation to fully automated operations by 2022. The move aims to strengthen the company’s organisational management […]
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