The Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese government has always paid attention to setting up creative enterprises as one of the breakthrough in growth model transformation. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that the Vietnamese government will create the most favorable conditions for fledgling businesses and startups, when addressing the Youth Startup Forum held in Da Nang on […]
Read MoreResearch shows that the scaling up and regularisation of trade and investment through Dawei Special Economic Zone has a risk to narrow, restrict, or reduce economic spaces or practices in which women predominate, pushing women towards precarious positions in labour hierarchies. Dawei Development Association (DDA), affected community members and EarthRights International launched a new report […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Falling oil prices would help ease economic pressures in the country in the coming months, starting off with inflation and the pressure on the central bank to further raise interest rates, London-based Capital Economics said in a report. The macroeconomic research firm said lower oil prices would put downward pressure on domestic energy and fuel prices, easing the […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s central bank raised interest rates six times this year, yet consumer lending rates are still falling in South-East Asia’s biggest economy. Between May and September, when Bank Indonesia raised its benchmark rate by 150 basis points, average rates for consumer loans fell by 44 basis points to 11.9%, according to the most recent […]
Read MoreThe government has been asked to extend the waiver of visa-on-arrival (VOA) fees past Jan 13 and to the end of April to lure international visitors during Songkran. Wichit Prakobkosol, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta), said the two-month fee exemption for 21 countries, which began on Nov 15, is too short […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Reports showed that Vietnam has lagged behind other countries in the region in terms of foreign investors’ technology transfer to domestic firms. Vietnam needs to have more effective policies on technology transfer of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) as global experiences showed that the FDI source only contributes to economic growth of countries which […]
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