SINGAPORE – Singapore is expected to attract $8 billion to $10 billion in fixed asset investments in 2018, comparable to the previous two years, the Singapore Economic Development Board said at its year-in-review briefing on Tuesday (Jan 30). But the number of jobs this will generate is forecast to be lower than in the past […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Ministry of Finance recently issued regulations on cutting fees for enterprises in a bid to help them achieve better growth. Under Circular No.130/2017, which has taken effect from January 20 this year, the fees for new business registration, business registration certificate adjustment, and business registration certificate re-issuance will be halved from VND200,000 […]
Read MoreThai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to survive the negative impact of the daily minimum wage hike, as many have shifted to rely more on information technology, robots and online shopping, according to the latest survey by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). Thanavath Phonvichai, vice-president for research at the […]
Read MoreIn an attempt to raise tax and gold mining revenues and promote Myanmar-made gold products internationally, the National League for Democracy government on January 22 announced moves to liberalise the country’s gold market, The Myanmar Times reported last week. For the first time in Myanmar’s history, exports of locally-produced gold and gold products will be permitted, the Ministry […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – More targeted measures are needed for companies to drive innovation, with the expiry of the Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) scheme this year, said small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and observers. If not, Singapore’s standing as a research and development (R&D) hub may be impacted, as well as its ability […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30: Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd (BIMB) is revising its Base Rate (BR) from 3.65 per cent to 3.90 per cent and Base Financing Rate from 6.60 per cent to 6.85 per cent, effective today. Chief Executive Officer, Khairul Kamarudin said the rate revision was due to the rise in Bank Negara Malaysia’s Overnight […]
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