MANILA, Philippines — Revenues generated by the government from the collection of rice import tariffs went down to P1.71 billion in the first one-and-a-half months of 2020 as the volume of rice shipments declined, the Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday. Citing a report from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), DOF said rice import tariffs […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The fears of coronavirus have clouded prospects for the global economy and caused difficulties for Vietnam’s stock market. Though the Vietnamese stock market has been recently affected adversely due to the coronavirus epidemic, many investment funds have been still increasing their portfolios with an expectation of gaining high returns in the time to […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE banks have guided on the size of provisions that can cover the impact from the Covid-19 outbreak ahead, but analysts say the lenders may have to stomach more if the disruption to supply chains and consumer demand extends beyond the first half of this year. Banks’ guidance on the buffer set aside for souring […]
Read MoreBrunei passport maintains its rank as 3rd powerful in ASEAN, according to CEOWORLD magazine’s Global Passport Ranking for 2020 Brunei Darussalam’s passport ranks as the 49th most powerful globally, while also third in Asean and 10th in the Asia-Pacific, enabling its citizens to travel visa-free to a 166 countries or destinations, according to ranking provider CEOWORLD Global Passport Ranking for 2020. Japan’s […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The policies under the recently announced National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP 2020), though considered a win for the local automotive sector in general, will benefit the national carmakers the most. Kenanga Research said in a report that Perodua would be the biggest beneficiary of the NAP 2020, especially in light of the push […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture is bent on canceling the existing sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPSIC) of those who failed to bring in the volume they applied for to prevent palay (unhusked rice) prices from declining. “We have enough rice. We have inventory good for 90 to 94 days plus the harvest […]
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