Lack of market standards and cultural understanding are the main reasons challenging Vietnamese exporters. Vietnam’s journey to Halal markets remains incipient, requiring great efforts for the market penetration, local authorities said today [December 20] when discussing strategies for the long-term business. There remains great potential for Vietnamese businesses to export Halal food as Vietnam is […]
Read MoreThe government is expected to revise its list of “Test & Go” countries following the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 as details on Monday emerged of the country’s earliest recorded local case of the strain. Gen Supoj Malaniyom, chief of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration’s (CCSA) operations base, said the list of […]
Read MoreJAKARTA, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank on Tuesday launched a new retail payment system that its governor said will slash the cost of money transfers and support the country’s booming digital economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated growth in Indonesia’s digital finance, with digital banking transactions rising 47% on a yearly basis in […]
Read MoreThe world economy is speeding up while Vietnam’s growth is slowing down. Economists believe that the VAT (value added tax) should be reduced to stimulate demand, because it could result in immediate benefits. Small and medium sized enterprises in Vietnam account for 98 percent of total enterprises, making up 40 percent of GDP every year […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The ringgit managed to recover some grounds on a slight improvement in demand, despite lingering fears over the Covid-19 Omicron variant which is currently spreading both in the country and globally. At 9.01am, the local note rose slightly to 4.2230/2260 versus the greenback compared with 4.2240/2280 at Monday’s close. A trader said the US […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The wrath of Typhoon Odette (Rai), which flattened homes and vast swathes of land in central and southern Philippines, is expected to dampen the economy’s delicate recovery from a pandemic-led collapse, economists said. Reports tallied 208 deaths so far and losses in agriculture, businesses, and tourism projected to fall in the billions as […]
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