Bangkok land prices are expected to stay flat or drop this year for the first time in over a decade, largely because of the economic slowdown and the Land and Buildings Tax set to take effect early next year, say property analysts. Aliwassa Pathnadabutr, managing director of property consultant CBRE Thailand, said there is an […]
Read MoreThe Lao Office of the Prime Minister has mandated to abolish quality inspections for electronic and electrical appliances which are imported through the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I. Implementation of the inspections has led to the rise in import procedures and increased costs, according to an update on the official website of the Ministry of Industry […]
Read MoreIt may come as a surprise to many, but a global statistics website based in Serbia has ranked Cambodia as one of the most expensive countries to live in Southeast Asia. Of the nine Southeast Asian countries included in the recently-released Numbeo Cost of Living Index (CLI) 2019 Mid-Year, Singapore ranked as the country with […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines saw its trade facilitation score go up in this year’s United Nations (UN) Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation amid improvements in four out of five categories tracked by the report. This year’s report showed the Philippines got a trade facilitation score of 80.65 percent, up from 69.89 […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s export momentum has outperformed in South-East Asia, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICAEW) latest Economic Update: South-East Asia report. The momentum it said, reflected a more modest deceleration in export growth and resilient domestic demand, comparing the growth of trade-dependent economies such as Singapore, Thailand and […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – It’s a myth that big business can`t be dynamic. It just requires a little more work, says HSBC`s Andrew Connell. It’s often assumed that the successful enterprises of the future will be the dynamic small-scale innovators of today. The video rental chain Blockbuster disappeared, usurped by the startup Netflix it once turned down […]
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