A proposal to temporarily charge a tax on the oil refinery margin appears to be a last-ditch effort by the government to control soaring energy prices, but major refineries question the move aimed at trimming some of their profits. Thai Oil Plc (TOP) and IRPC Plc insisted the refinery margin, which is based on prices […]
Read MorePhnom Penh has asked Seoul to complete its internal procedures as soon as possible for the bilateral Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement to enter into force, which will stimulate trade between the two countries to “another level”, according to a commerce ministry spokesman. Signed between Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak and his South Korean counterpart Yeo […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The next administration should make sure that the economy expands by at least seven percent every year until 2025 to bring down the debt ratio to within manageable levels, according to the Department of Finance. DOF chief economist Gil Beltran yesterday said the economy, measured as the gross domestic product (GDP), must […]
Read MoreThe country’s reopening and a push for economic recovery is expected to generate double-digit growth in the country’s employment rate this year, according to job search platform JobsDB. IT, engineering, digital marketing professions and those with skill sets to support the creation of the metaverse are in short supply, despite an increase in their salaries, […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in her acceptance speech at the Lagawi Festival on Thursday said small and medium industries have become one of Indonesia’s economic backbone. She mentioned that the higher the consumption of local products, the stronger it will be for Indonesia’s economy. “The higher the local product consumption, it will strengthen our economy and […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Johor’s manufacturing sector recorded an investment value of RM2.24bil from January to March this year. State Investment, Trade and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Lee Ting Han said the value of investments in the services sector for the same period was RM23mil. “This value shows an increased rate of almost 30% when compared to […]
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