MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines moved up to 67th place out of 129 economies in this year’s International Property Rights Index from 70th last year, amid improvements in two out of three components tracked by the report such as physical property rights and intellectual property rights (IPR). Developed by the Property Rights Alliance which promotes […]
Read MoreCHONGQING (Xinhua) – China and Singapore on Tuesday announced that the upgraded version of the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement will take effect on Oct 16. The two sides made the announcement after four bilateral cooperation mechanism meetings co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng and Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in Chongqing. The […]
Read MorePUTRAJAYA: Risk-sharing between the government and the private sector is one of the key elements of Budget 2020 that aspires to create more business opportunities for Malaysians, according to National Budget Office director Johan Mahmood Merican. In an exclusive interview with StarBiz, Johan described Budget 2020 as “growth-centric and in the spirit of an entrepreneurial […]
Read MoreThe Commerce Ministry’s priority plans for export stimulus, an income guarantee for farmers, cost-of-living supervision and trade talks will remain intact despite the ministry’s allocated budget for fiscal 2020 being cut by 7.7% or 599 million baht to 9.812 billion baht. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit insisted yesterday that the lower budget is mainly because the […]
Read MoreProperty consulting company Colliers International has warned property developers to be extra cautious when expanding their projects in major cities in Indonesia as the impact of the United States-China trade war could affect apartment purchases and rentals. The company’s senior associate director of research, Ferry Salanto, said in Jakarta on Oct. 9 that the decline […]
Read MoreMalaysia has been ranked as the fifth-worst country in terms of protecting the personal data of its citizens, a tech study shows. In a study of privacy and surveillance of 47 countries by British tech website Comparitech, Malaysia was placed in the “some safeguards but weakened protection” category with a score of 2.64 out of […]
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