The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) was being hindered by troublesome policies, lack of transparency in land management and the recent devastation inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said. Among the list of 93 SOEs required to be equitised by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc this year, only two had been given the green light […]
Read MoreThe Department of Competition and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) under the Department of Economic Planning & Statistics (JPES) reminded the public to be aware of the potential associated risks when entering into transactions with unknown sellers, since a majority of these sellers are individual resellers or unregistered businesses, which can make them challenging to track. Consumers […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Bank Negara Malaysia said the risk of Malaysia falling into deflation is limited despite the expectation of headline inflation to turn negative this year. Governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said for deflation to happen, the country would have to experience a prolonged and broad-based decline in prices, coupled with […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce and development partner – CAVAC (Cambodia Agriculture Value Chain Programme) – have reviewed a study on rice export cost, aiming to enhance the competitiveness of Cambodia’s rice export. The discussion was held under the chairmanship of Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce with representatives from CAVAC and […]
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is changing the shopping habits of Vietnamese consumers, many of whom are moving online, experts said. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the shopping habits of Vietnamese consumers, many of whom are moving online, experts said. Minh Phuong, who lives in District 7, HCM City, said she used to go to supermarkets for buying daily […]
Read MoreThe new land and buildings tax will force homeowners to reduce residential units being held and shift housing development to larger units, as only principal homes will be exempted. Chinapat Visuttipat, founder and partner of legal firm One Law Office, said homeowners possessing a lot of houses will reduce the number of units they hold […]
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