SINGAPORE – A bilateral investment treaty between Singapore and Indonesia has come into force after being ratified in a virtual meeting on Tuesday (March 9). The treaty establishes rules on the treatment of investors and investments from both countries. It will also grant investors from both countries additional protection on their investments. It was signed […]
Read MoreBANGKOK (NNT) – Response to the government’s half-half co-payment campaign, aimed at easing people’s financial burden, has been overwhelmingly positive. The government is to launch the SME co-pay project by mid-2021 to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reduce costs while enhancing their competitiveness. The Government Spokesman, Anucha Burapachaisri, said today that the government is […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The export value of palm oil and palm oil-based products is targeted to increase to RM75bil this year from RM73.3bil in 2020 due to high demand, as economies around the world gradually recover. Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali said the implementation of the country’s economic recovery initiatives, […]
Read MoreBank shares, which saw prices increasing sharply in the last year thanks to banks’ good business performance and prospects, have become the “pillar” of the stock market. JP Morgan recently noted that Vietnam’s bank shares are the most attractive in ASEAN. The Sai Gon – Hanoi Joint Stock Bank (SHB)’s 2020 financial report showed that […]
Read MoreAlthough vaccines have begun to be administered in the Kingdom, a resurgence in cases and talk of new virus variants continues to fuel economic uncertainty. Tourist numbers dropped by over 70 percent between January and September of 2020 year-on-year. The disruption of the global supply chain resulted in a chokehold on the Kingdom’s exports and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A bad jobs report on Tuesday solidified the government’s stance against a return to broad lockdowns even as coronavirus infections are staging a deadly comeback. “We cannot afford to go back to the hard lockdown situation and lose our jobs again,” Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Tuesday in a statement. […]
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