The Finance Ministry is assessing consumer demand for the co-payment scheme, with the possibility of launching a third phase of registration if necessary. “We are not closing in on increasing the number of eligible people by more than 5 million for a third-phase [registration],” said Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. Mr Arkhom’s remarks came after 5 […]
Read MoreABOUT 47,400 local jobseekers were placed into jobs from April to October under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package, with the healthcare sector seeing the highest number of placements. Of these job placements, there was a “good mix” of PMET (professional, manager, executive and technician) and non-PMET roles, with six in 10 in long-term positions, […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON: The US Treasury labeled Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators on Wednesday and added three new names, including Thailand, to a watch list of countries it suspects of taking measures to devalue their currencies against the dollar. In what may be one of the final broadsides to international trading partners delivered by the departing […]
Read MoreVietnam currently has 16 finance companies, including six fully foreign owned ones. The profitability of most consumer finance companies is high. Finance and financial leasing companies had the highest rates of return on assets and return on equity in 2019 of 3.02 per cent and 13.83 per cent, or 15-25 per cent higher than banks’ […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Vehicle sales declined 33 percent in November from a year ago amid typhoons that hit the country. The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) said combined sales with the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reached 23,162 units in November, lower than the 34,465 units in the same month a year […]
Read MoreInvestment budget disbursement for the first two months of fiscal 2021 was almost 16% of total investment expenditure, says the Comptroller-General’s Department. Investment budget disbursement totalled 101 billion baht, accounting for 15.5% of the total investment budget of 649 billion for fiscal 2021, said Poomsak Aranyakasemsuk, the comptroller-general. The disbursement ratio was slightly higher than […]
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