The Phnom Penh International Airport railway tracks spanning busy Russian Boulevard will be covered over with a protective layer of sand and bitumen in order to save on maintenance costs, according to the Royal Group. The railway line, currently not in use because of a lack of passengers, is slated to become operational in the […]
Read MoreThe Financial Services Authority (OJK) expects the newly passed Job Creation Law to help spur the issuance of municipal bonds and sukuk among regional administrations, which have faced bureaucratic hurdles. Luthfi Zain Fuady of OJK capital market supervision said on Dec. 1 that although several administrations had conveyed their interest in issuing a municipal bond […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Employers and workers are opposing a government plan to push through with a scheduled increase in contributions to the Social Security System (SSS) next year while the pandemic is forcing businesses to shut down and employees laid off. “In general, we are not for any increase at this time because of bad […]
Read MoreThere is a serious shortage of empty containers for exports from Viet Nam, Phan Minh Thong, general director of agriculture products exporter Phuc Sinh Joint Stock Company, said. Besides, international shippers were hiking their fees, and Vietnamese businesses would struggle to cope if the problem is not addressed, he added. Nguyen Dinh Tung, chairman and […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Business sentiment remains bleak over the next three months as the conditional movement control oder (CMCO) further eroded business cashflow by about one-third, according to a RAM Ratings survey. The results of the latest RAM Business Confidence Index (RAM BCI) survey for Q4 2020 showed that the overall index was little changed at […]
Read More[SEOUL] South Korea and Japan look set to be the biggest winners in the Asian oil and chemicals marketplace as the world’s largest regional free-trade agreement paves the way for a gradual reduction in tariffs. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), signed last month by 15 nations accounting for around a third of the world’s […]
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