More than 9,000 private companies in Indonesia are gearing up to inoculate their employees and their family members in a bid to revive productivity that has been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The move follows government approval to allow them to purchase vaccines from a state-sanctioned importer as long as they provide the jabs […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation (GDT) has announced that payment of property tax is now possible via mobile phone through the “GDT Taxpayer App”. The announcement was issued on March 11 and signed by Kong Vibol, minister attached to the Prime Minister and director-general of the taxation department. It stated that the GDT Taxpayer App […]
Read MoreThe Vietnamese tax watchdog hopes to tax sellers based in foreign countries but operating e-commerce businesses in Vietnam. The Ministry of Finance recently said that the Law on Tax Management No 38/2019/QH14 regulated that e-commerce businesses and digital-based businesses and other services provided by overseas suppliers without an entity in Vietnam must directly or authorise others to […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The increase in private consumption, on top of it benefiting from the low base last year, will be more evident from the second quarter of the year. MIDF Research attributed this to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme which has kicked off and the vaccination rollout will be carried out in phases throughout the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A surge in COVID-19 cases, which has prompted the government to impose localized lockdowns anew to contain the spread of the virus, paints a dark picture of the future of the Philippine economy, according to a London-based think tank. In its weekly brief, Capital Economics has downgraded its gross domestic product outlook […]
Read MoreBUSINESS sentiment in Singapore has turned expansionary for the second quarter of this year, following four quarters of negative sentiment, with improved expectations for profits and hiring as well. On Monday, the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau’s (SCCB) latest quarterly survey of 200 business owners and senior executives showed the indicator for overall business sentiment at […]
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