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Thailand: Most ventures stuck in digital transition

Of the three stages in digital transformation, 70% of Thai enterprises are in the second step, using software applications and cloud computing, integrating silos of data and making predictions via data analysis, says ABeam Consulting (Thailand), a subsidiary of the Japanese firm. The first step is known as digitisation, where organisations’ data is stored in […]

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Indonesia: Govt relies on investments to anchor growth amid global economic turmoil

Higher investments are essential for maintaining Indonesia’s stable annual economic growth, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati says. “We have to make sure that growth can be spurred from investment, the fundamental factor for Indonesia to be able to maintain its growth momentum of above 5 percent without incurring vulnerabilities amid a very volatile global environment,” […]

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Over-the-top tax bid for Asean

Thailand will propose a tax on over-the-top (OTT) service providers to Asean members when the region’s telecom regulators meet in Bangkok next week, says the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The 25th Asean Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (ATRC) meeting will be held Aug 20-23 at Anantara Riverside Hotel. A press statement yesterday from the NBTC […]

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Thailand: New body gets BoT nod

Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob has thrown his support behind the government’s plan to form a fiscal and monetary committee, saying the new body would reinforce cooperation among related agencies to better handle rising global economic uncertainties. The imminent committee will not have any impact on the central bank’s monetary policy decision-making, leaving its […]

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Garment Industry Owners Say Trade Status Withdrawal Would Hurt Four Million Cambodians

Withdrawing Cambodia’s tax-free entry into the European market would negatively nearly four million people, the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) said Monday, as a monitoring period to determine eligibility for the trade scheme drew to a close. The European Commission on Feb. 12 launched a six-month investigation to determine whether the country’s exports should […]

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