SINGAPORE – A survey of 1,500 employers and workers here has found that most employers expect a talent crunch this year, even as employees polled said they expect pay rises when switching jobs that are 10 percentage points higher than average expectations last year. Among employers’ top concerns are a lack of candidates with necessary […]
Read MoreHotel operators embraced the additional holidays in the fourth quarter announced on Tuesday by the cabinet but raised concerns about unequal opportunities for hotels in different tiers. The four-day weekends added to the calendar for Nov 19-22 and Dec 10-13 are part of efforts by the government to support domestic tourism during the high season. […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation (GDT) has extended until next year the deadline to implement a new e-filing method of tax collection. This the second delay: The initial schedule was to start at the end of August. According to the announcement, the delay was made after suggestions from the private sector and the Ministry of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s banking industry recorded a double-digit growth in deposits in the first semester as more Filipino households substantially raised their savings amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). According to the BSP, bank deposits expanded by 12.4 percent to P11.2 trillion from January to June compared […]
Read MorePUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian property sector, which saw a slight increase in the level of residential overhang in the first half of the year, is expected to remain soft for the remainder of 2020 in light of the economic uncertainties created by the global Covid-19 pandemic. The National Property Information Centre (Napic), in its report on […]
Read MoreSince the first coronavirus cases were detected in Vietnam in March, the outlook for air transport-related stocks has remained negative. After Viet Nam faced the second wave of coronavirus in mid-July, some investors expressed concerns that air transport may never return to its pre-pandemic days. In the air transport sector, airlines firms have seen their […]
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