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Third wave delays Thai recovery

Thailand’s economic recovery is set to be delayed by the surge in Covid-19 cases and renewed lockdown measures in April and May. The economy has been gradually recovering from the pandemic shock in the first half of 2020, on the back of fiscal stimulus and a relaxing of domestic mobility restrictions, growing 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in […]

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Vietnam: Coffee shop chains increase presence

Despite the pandemic restrictions, the race to open more shops between coffee brands continues full steam ahead. After only five months presence in Vietnam, last month Thai coffee chain Café Amazon announced its plan to open even more stores nationwide this year. A representative of the chain said that Vietnam is still a highlight for […]

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Thailand: Domestic car sales jump 93% y/y

Domestic car sales surged 93.07% in April from a year earlier to 58,132 vehicles, coming off a very low base last year when the country was in a full lockdown, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday. Sales rose 25.47% year-on-year to 74,295 cars in March, a month before a third wave of coronavirus […]

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Malaysia: Employment dilemma

PETALING JAYA: Amid skyrocketing Covid-19 cases in Malaysia, various industry groups have spoken on the impact on businesses should stricter standard operating procedure (SOP) be implemented, with employment being a key concern. Business chambers and manufacturers have been making known their worries that another round of strict movement restrictions would hurt businesses and reverse the […]

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Philippines ranks high on cigarette tax policy

THE Philippines received the highest score among its peers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in an independent global study that rated cigarette tax policy performance over a six-year period from 2012 to 2018. A 2020 Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard study involving cigarette taxation in more than 170 countries, said the Philippines was […]

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