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Thailand: Govt vows to tackle household debt

The government has vowed to tackle high household debt, incurred by credit card and personal loans, and offer measures to strengthen the competitiveness of local financial institutions in the long term. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday that all related agencies. including the Bank of Thailand (BoT) are being ordered to accelerate addressing the […]

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Philippines: Remittances climb 13% in April

Fastest growth in 4 years MANILA, Philippines — Remittances sent home by overseas Filipino workers rose for the third straight month in April, recording their fastest growth in more than four years as OFW deployment accelerated amid the easing of travel restrictions as host countries ramp up COVID-19 vaccination, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) […]

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Cambodia: Over 6,000 businesses used MEFF online registration system during its first year

The state-run online business registration system recorded a total of 6,164 businesses, representing the investment of $2.631 billion, during its first year of operation  since launching on June 15. A total of 6,974 business applications were made through the system with 6,164 applications being approved according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Another 810 […]

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Vietnam: Non-interest loans for HCM City tourism businesses proposed

The HCM City Department of Tourism has proposed that the municipal People’s Committee provide tourism businesses access to a non-interest loan package of VND208 billion (US$9.06 million). The loans will help tourism companies pay at least 50 per cent of their employees’ salaries for three months. The loans are expected to cover about 31,500 employees working in 5,002 tourism businesses in the city. The city-funded loan […]

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Thailand: State retains price control on 51 items

The government has retained its price control on 51 products and services while pledging to come up with more stringent measures on four products including vegetables and fruits, as well as imported steel bars and DDGS (distiller’s dried grains with solubles). The meeting of the Central Committee on the Prices of Goods and Services chaired […]

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