Among more than 7 million people killed by tobacco-caused diseases globally each year, more than 500,000 occur in Southeast Asia according to the fourth edition of the Asean Tobacco Control Atlas released yesterday by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) on the occasion of the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases taking place […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Cyber security and privacy are some of the most challenging issues that Vietnam are facing during the digital transformation process, VietnamFinance reported. Vietnam has set the target of completing e-finance services by 2025, which are based on the platform of modern digital finance backed by open data and digital finance ecosystem, said Deputy […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia (BI) followed on Thursday the United States Federal Reserve’s move to raise its policy rate in an effort to manage the current account deficit and to maintain the competitiveness of the domestic financial market. Following a two-day BI board of governors meeting, the central bank decided to increase its policy rate – the seven-day reverse […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Sabeco is calculated to pay a total of VND962 billion (US$41.21 million) on dividend. ThaiBev, which owns a 53.59% stake in Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp (Sabeco) through its local unit Vietnam Beverage, is expected to receive VND500 billion (US$21.42 million) of 2018 dividend in cash from Vietnam’s largest brewer. Sabeco’s board of […]
Read MoreFinance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong has rushed to dispel concerns that there is a local property bubble. Developers typically trim supply if a bubble forms to prevent losses, but they are continuing to introduce a large amount of supply, which suggests they believe demand will prevail, he said. However, the central bank must analyse the risks […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The budget deficit target for 2019 could be raised to 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) from the targeted 2.8% this year, Socio-Economic Research Centre’s (SERC) executive director Lee Heng Guie (pic) says. “I believe the deficit will be at a slightly higher level than the 2.8% mainly due to the lower revenue […]
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