JAKARTA: At a makeshift kiosk outside her home in a South Jakarta backstreet, 39-year-old Julaiha stands at the front lines of a multi-billion-dollar battle over one of the richest opportunities in the global digital economy. Along with goods such as instant noodles and cigarettes, she sells insurance and offers a service to pay utility bills. […]
Read MoreThe government has issued a regulation on the expansion of the businesssectors that are eligible to apply for the tax holiday scheme, which is one of the three policies outlined in its latest economic policy package. The digital economy industry as well as manufacturing industry in agriculture, forestry or plantations are the two sectors eligible to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos are among the most positive in Asia Pacific in terms of gaining access and pursuing opportunities as the Philippines ranked third out of nine economies in the LinkedIn Opportunity Index. The index, issued by the online professional network for the first time, showed the Philippines placed third along with mainland China. […]
Read MoreDanish toy company Lego will debut its first shop in Thailand tomorrow as part of its business strategy to drive sales in Asia. Atsushi Hasegawa, general manager of Lego Singapore Pte, said the company has partnered with DKSH Thailand, the distributor of Lego in Thailand, to open the first Lego shop spanning 170 square metres on […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam`s trade turnover reached US$443.45 billion in the first 11 months of 2018. Vietnam reported an estimated trade deficit of US$400 million in November, causing the country’s trade surplus to narrow to US$6.8 billion in the January-November period, the General Statistics Office (GSO) has said in a monthly report. Particularly, the domestic sector […]
Read MoreTHE SHOPPING tax allowance to be announced next week by the government will satisfy the middle class, but will do little to boost the overall economy, a prominent economist said Wednesday. Anusorn Tamajai, dean of Rangsit University’s Economics Faculty, said the year-end shopping scheme is just a marketing strategy to please middle-class consumers. “It is […]
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