The government is confident that a new reopening plan for Phuket will conform with public opinion, while a local hotel association is calling for safe, pragmatic and strategic entry for foreign travellers. The draft reopening plan for foreigners, to be trialled as a pilot project in Phuket, drew backlash from the local community and prompted […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysian government bonds, which are among the higher-yielding ones in the region, will continue to attract foreign interest in the medium term. This trend will also be backed by improving sentiment as economic activities continue to rebound, while global liquidity remains high, analysts say. A bond trader with a local brokerage pointed out […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia must synchronise monetary and fiscal policies better to tackle economic pressures caused by the pandemic, although the government does not back a proposal for a monetary board to oversee the country’s central bank, a top minister told Reuters. Coordinating Minister of Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the government was seeking to strengthen financial […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Digitalization aims to breathe a new life into a government-led retirement program hampered for years by tax issues and which kicked off to a dismal start in 2016. Assisted by technology, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) targets to attract 5 million people within 5 years to invest in Personal Equity Retirement Accounts […]
Read MoreThe price of Cambodia’s premium fragrant rice export market is promising compared with Thailand and Vietnam’s, according to a rice exporter. Two types of the staple food, Phka Malis and Phka Rumduol 5 percent broken (the best quality) is $900 per tonne for their free-on-board (FOB) price while Thai Jasmine rice is $990 per tonne […]
Read MoreThe Industrial Promotion Department is helping small and medium-sized enterprises level up their business performance under the Big Brothers project, aiming to enable SMEs to cut costs and raise productivity. The department is working with the private sector to help 20 participating SMEs, half from the food sector and the other half from plastics, upgrade […]
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