MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of the Treasury will face heightened pressure from the debt market in May, and may end up giving in to increased rates just to fulfill its borrowing program. The Treasury yesterday announced that it intends to borrow a total of P200 billion from local investors in May, similar to the […]
Read MoreThe government has decided to extend the stamp duty tax exemption till the end of this year in a bid to help ease the burden on the private sector and people in the Covid-19 context. The General Department of Taxation (GDT) stated in a statement dated April 22 that stamp duty tax exemption for property […]
Read MoreThe 300-baht tourism fee is scheduled to begin being collected between August and September this year using the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) system implemented by airlines. Airlines raised concerns about the budget for the system and manpower to handle the process, as they are still struggling with the pandemic impact and weak passenger flows. “The […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE manufacturing sentiment has slumped as rising costs fuel caution, despite the global improvement in the Covid-19 pandemic situation, official polls showed on Friday (Apr 29). Among manufacturers, a net weighted balance of 2 per cent expect business conditions to be better in the next 6 months than in the 3 months prior. This is […]
Read MoreThe 2021 report on provincial competitiveness index (PCI) released by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on April 27 showed that unofficial fees are on the decrease, but remain common in some spheres of state management. The survey found that 41.4 percent of enterprises had to pay unofficial fees in 2021, lower than […]
Read MoreSok Chenda Sophea, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and Secretary-General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said that the Kingdom, which recovered from the ill effects of Covid-19, presents the right opportunity for Malaysian businesspeople for investments. While welcoming the delegation from the Malaysia SME Association during a seminar at the […]
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