TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) said the national foreign exchange (forex) reserves at the end of January reached US$131.98 billion. The figure represents a 1.36-percent monthly increase from December 2017’s US$130.20 billion. BI’s executive director for communications Agusman said the forex reserve increase was largely due to an increase in tax revenues and the government’s share […]
Read MoreExports may grow at a much slower pace of 3.5% this year due to a strong baht and higher wages, after expanding nearly 10% in 2017, a group of Thai shippers said on Tuesday. Last month, the group raised its 2018 export growth estimate to 5.5% from 5.0%, and assumed an average exchange rate of […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved the criteria for choosing strategic investors at Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2), said the company in its latest announcement. Notably, the revised plan has introduced new criteria compared to Vinafood 2’s previous proposals. Specifically, strategic investors (foreign and domestic enterprises alike) are […]
Read MoreAre the demands “too little too late”? THE Karen National Union (KNU) has made four demands to Nay Pyi Taw and relevant governments and companies regarding the Dawei project: environmental and social impact assessments must be done fairly, negotiation with stakeholders must comply with applicable government, KNU and international laws; free, prior and informed consent […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – With less than two weeks to go till the unveiling of the Budget on Feb 19, the Government is still studying the best way to implement an e-commerce tax, Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Indranee Rajah said on Wednesday (Feb 7). In a live interview with MoneyFM 89.3, the new business radio station, […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC) will craft a new startup-specific policy to boost the growth of the Cambodian startup scene and requested insight from the sector’s stakeholders at a workshop yesterday. The participants at the event, called the Startup Policy Hack, voted on the main challenges that startups currently face in the Kingdom […]
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