IN the face of global tax reforms to tackle base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), the most important policy response for Asean economies is to enhance their non-tax competitiveness in attracting foreign investment, analysts from Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said in a note on Tuesday. Proposed changes on tax jurisdiction are likely to benefit […]
Read MoreThailand is calling on Indonesia to remove import restrictions on Thai longan and air-conditioners and plans to hold the first meeting of the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) between Thailand and Indonesia in December to tackle trade obstacles. Speaking after talks with Indonesia’s ambassador to Thailand Rachmat Budiman, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said Thai longan exports […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Philippine banks are strongly supporting greater mobility for fully vaccinated Filipinos to spur domestic consumption and allow the economic recovery to gain more traction, according to the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP). With more than half of the population vaccinated in the National Capital Region (NCR) and adjacent areas, BAP president […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 33.59 to the US dollar on Tuesday, weakening from Wednesday’s closing rate of 33.50. The Thai currency is likely to move between 33.45 and 33.65 during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon said that the baht might continue to weaken in the short term if it weakens […]
Read More2C2P a payments platform has announced new partnerships in Cambodia and Vietnam to expand its Thai cross-border remittance service, easy2send. In Cambodia 2C2P will work with eMoney Payment Solutions, one of the nation’s leading mobile wallet providers. In Vietnam 2C2P will team up with Sai Gon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB), one of Vietnam’s top […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Information and Communications will licence the Mobile Money service in early October to promote digital transformation and the digital economy in Vietnam. Speaking at the Prime Minister’s online conference with the business community and local governments on September 26, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized that to create the […]
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