MANILA, Philippines — The government improved its tax take from fuel marking by nearly 22 percent to P154 billion in the second year of the program due to increased collection from petroleum imports. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez yesterday said revenue from fuel marking jumped by 21.65 percent to P153.93 billion in the second year from […]
Read MoreA week after the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 14 on debt rescheduling to alleviate the difficulties faced by businesses due to the COVID-19… A week after the State Bank of Vietnam issued Circular 14 on debt rescheduling to alleviate the difficulties faced by businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individual and corporate […]
Read MoreEven as they struggle with one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, nations across Southeast Asia are slowly realising that they can no longer afford the economy-crippling restrictions needed to squash it. On the factory floors of Vietnam and Malaysia, in the barbershops of Manila or office towers of Singapore, regulators are pushing forward with […]
Read MoreSKILLS transfers from foreigners to Singaporeans should be publicly tracked, while a new type of fixed-term work pass could be introduced to promote skills transfers, Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh said in Parliament on Tuesday. During the debate on two motions relating to jobs and foreign worker […]
Read MoreVietnam’s strong fundamentals remain and the country has built an enviable position in the global supply chain over the past years through its set of FTAs. Vietnam’s GDP growth is expected to be in the range of 5-5.5% this year, depending on the speed and effectiveness of the vaccine rollout, the re-opening of the economy, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Pre-election tensions may derail policymaking and reforms, further hampering the country’s recovery from the pandemic-induced recession, according to Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research. In a commentary titled “Philippines’ Political Jostling Ahead of 2022 Elections A Threat To Policymaking,” Fitch Solutions said it has lowered the Philippines’ short-term political risk index […]
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