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Indonesia plans more tax breaks to lift GDP growth

[JAKARTA] Indonesia plans to cut several different taxes to boost investment and accelerate economic growth, its finance minister said on Wednesday, after noting the government’s 2019 growth target may be hard to reach. South-east Asia’s largest economy in the first quarter expanded 5.07 per cent from a year earlier, missing market expectations, leading Sri Mulyani […]

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Trade disputes to dominate as Asean meets in Bangkok

[BANGKOK] Southeast Asian leaders will dissect the impact of the US-China tariff war this weekend at a Bangkok summit, with Beijing determined to drive forward a trade pact sweeping in 40 per cent of global commerce – but excluding America. Disputes in the flashpoint South China Sea and Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims are also […]

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