The Transportation Ministry is preparing a new regulation on airfares because the government is unhappy with the move by several airlines to lower their ticket prices. The ministry’s spokesman, Hengki Angkasawan, said on Wednesday the draft regulation was being prepared by its law department and the directorate general of civil aviation. “We can’t explain the […]
Read MoreVIETNAM could be scooping up factory and trade opportunities from the US-China trade war, one supply chain research analyst believes. Chris Rogers, an analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence, pointed to the divergence in export figures from both Vietnam and its giant neighbour, China, for the first two months of 2019. Seaborne Vietnamese exports to […]
Read MoreSTATE planners unveiled a scheme on Wednesday to try to make “work- live-and-play” more of a norm throughout the currently office-dominated Central Business District (CBD), which is likely to get developers crunching their numbers for possible redevelopment. Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong announced the CBD Incentive Scheme at the […]
Read MoreThings aren’t looking so great for Malaysian employees. According to Bank Negara’s annual report for 2018, starting salaries for fresh graduates and graduates seem to be shrinking together with the demand for high-skilled jobs. Released on Wednesday (March 27), the report said that starting salaries in 2018 for diploma, basic degree, honours degree, and masters degree holders […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks also need to be clear and robust to enable investors to accept risks over the longer term with some certainty of the framework within which these risks are being taken. The Vietnamese government should ensure all stakeholders reap benefits from the public private partnership (PPP) as the […]
Read MoreIN its 2018 annual report, Bank Negara has been realistic of the global uncertainties, as it has revised its forecasts lower as compared to the previous Treasury’s projection (gross domestic product: +4.9%) to a range of 4.3% to 4.8%in 2019. Slowdown is imminent in investment flows, external demand and growth in major industrial nations. In […]
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