SINGAPORE’s dollar and equities fell on Wednesday, after the country projected a slowdown in economic growth next year even as its inflation came below forecast, while investors awaited minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting. The Singaporean dollar lost 0.4% after the city-state forecast growth would slow to between 0.5% and 2.5% in […]
Read MoreThe amount of tax paid by cross-border platforms such as Google, Meta and Netflix in January-October 2022 was VND1.8 trillion, according to Dang Ngoc Minh, Deputy General Director of the General Department of Taxation (GDT). GDT said as of October 31, 38 foreign service providers had registered and declared tax on the information portal for […]
Read MoreHYPERMARKETS and supermarkets appear to be losing out as Filipinos looking to buy basic goods such as packaged food, toiletries and other consumables are opting to go to smaller and nearer stores in a bid to cut down on costs, the local unit of data analytics firm Kantar said. In an online presentation, Kantar Philippines […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: RAM Rating Services Bhd (RAM Ratings) expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to remain respectable in 2023 despite a slower growth forecast of 4.3 per cent compared with 8.2 per cent growth projection for 2022. During the RAM Insight Series webinar today titled “Economic Outlook 2023-Choppy Waters Ahead?”, senior economist and head of […]
Read MoreThe majority of tourists travel to Luang Prabang using the Laos-China Railway as opposed to other means of transport, according to a new report. According to the Deputy Head of Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr. Chansamone Thipphavanh, Luang Prabang saw 335,794 tourists visiting the province on the Laos-China Railway train until October. A whopping 85.27 percent […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Member of the Jakarta Wage Council, Nurjaman, said that workers are proposing for the 2023 minimum wage to increase by 10.55 percent or Rp5,131,000. “The proposed total increase in workers’ wages in our second meeting at the Jakarta City Hall amounting to Rp5,131,000, does not refer to the issued Ministerial Regulation by the Manpower Ministry (Permenaker) Number […]
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