DESPITE disruptions from Covid-19, Singapore’s productivity grew 3.9 per cent per annum from 2019 to 2021, likely driven by its economic transformation efforts that had begun before the pandemic. The increase in productivity levels during the pandemic is also higher than that in the years before, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat revealed in a […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation on March 21 held a conference to launch a portal for foreign suppliers and an electronic tax mobile app – Etax-Mobile. The portal and the app were launched to keep up with the strong development of e-commerce in Vietnam, said Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc, noting that many major groups […]
Read MoreUOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) is recommending investors to take shelter in Indonesia’s finance, retail, healthcare and technology sectors to avoid fluctuations in commodity prices, given their minimum exposure. Noting the “skyrocketing” prices of commodities such as wheat, coal and oil since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the research house estimates many have risen by […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Philippine banks continue to gear up for the interest rate increase by the US Federal Reserve, the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, rising global inflation and the impact of the May 9 elections. Antonio Moncupa Jr., newly elected president of the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), said member banks are working closely with […]
Read MoreSeven online delivery platforms confirmed on Monday that they would not raise their delivery charges despite rising energy prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict to help reduce the cost of living. Speaking after meeting operators of Shopee, Lazada, Grab Food, Lineman, Foodpanda, Robinhood and AirAsia Food on Monday, Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade […]
Read MoreMr Hun Sen and the Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio have agreed to make Sihanoukville a major port for Cambodia and the Mekong region. Sihanoukville is a deep-sea port, which will be developed into a port that will allow more large ships to dock, allowing more goods to pass through Cambodia Cambodia and Japan […]
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