The COVID-19 pandemic shows that corporate governance is vital for Myanmar businesses to manage risks and improve their access to capital, as an increasingly unpredictable environment demands access to capital and loans. Companies around the world experience serious disruptions to their operations, liquidity and customer engagement. However, firms with modern corporate governance procedures are likely […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Singapore’s equity valuations have bottomed, and a “sustained rebound” is now underway as the market shifts its focus to an “imminent V-shaped recovery in the global economy”, Morgan Stanley Research said in a report on Monday. Analysts Wilson Ng and Derek Chang said economies that earlier reopened from lockdowns have […]
Read MoreThe nation’s high unemployment rate is expected to worsen and continue into next year as the country braces for further economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, senior government officials said on Monday. Some 5.5 million people may lose their jobs this year, pushing the unemployment rate to between 8.1 and 9.2 percent, up from 5.28 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Board of Investments (BOI) is hoping to get the world’s biggest bicycle maker Giant Manufacturing Co. Ltd. to set up shop in the country amid higher demand for bikes given limited transport options due to the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic. “It (Giant) continues to be a good lead. We […]
Read MoreThe nation’s high unemployment rate is expected to worsen and continue into next year as the country braces for further economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, senior government officials said on Monday. Some 5.5 million people may lose their jobs this year, pushing the unemployment rate to between 8.1 and 9.2 percent, up from 5.28 […]
Read MoreThailand is searching for a new central bank governor to steer the economy through one of its biggest crises in decades as traditional policy options run out. Bank of Thailand Governor Veerathai Santiprabhob, 50, will leave the bank once he finishes his five-year term at the end of September, declining to stay on longer because […]
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