The government has downplayed the effects tariffs imposed by the European Union will have on the rice industry, arguing that it had been preparing for this scenario through a strategy to make the trade industry less dependent on the European bloc. Last week, the European Commission officially imposed tariffs on rice imports from Cambodia and […]
Read MoreDEPUTY International Trade and Industry Minister Dr Ong Kian Ming sat down with StarBiz to speak on a number of issues pertaining to international trade and manufacturing in Malaysia. Below are excerpts from the interview with MERGAWATI ZULFAKAR and JAGDEV SINGH SIDHU. Neighbours are attracting quality investment – ie Dyson going to Singapore. What is Malaysia doing to attract more […]
Read MoreThailand’s labour structure outlook in 2019 is expected to change in terms of the number of workers because the country has a low birth rate and the ageing population is gradually climbing. But the crisis has been projected for many years, that new local workers are insufficient to support the country’s business and industrial sectors in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Gojek, Indonesia’s on-demand multi-service platform, has partnered with Philippine fintech company Coins.ph. As part of this collaboration, Gojek is making a substantial acquisition of shares to support Coins.ph in its rapid growth to meet the financial needs of all Filipinos. Gojek’s payments platform and the leading digital payments service in Indonesia Go-Pay […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand published a breakdown of 2018 visitors by nationality on the Facebook page of its Intelligence Centre on Saturday night, with Chinese leading the tally, to no one’s surprise. Of the 38 million foreign visitors to Thailand last year, 10.6 million came from China, 4.1 million from Malaysia and 1.8 million […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has revised the method in computing the required capital of banks to ensure that it is comprised only of instruments that are of the highest quality to absorb losses. BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. has issued a circular stating the decision of the Monetary Board to […]
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